In the statement dated November 29, 2017 and signed by SERAP’ds Executive Director, Adetokunbo Mumuni, the organization said: “Nigerian and other African victims of abuses in Libya are crying out for leadership. They urgently need African leaders to act. Given Nigeria’s leadership role in the region, Buhari can and should provide greater leadership to push European and African leaders to go beyond merely condemning the atrocities and act swiftly to end the shocking abuses, remove Nigerians and other African women, men and children still trapped in Libya from harm’s way, and guarantee their safety and well-being.”
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The plaintiffs are suing over “violations of the human rights of workers and pensioners to equality and equal treatment; equal protection of the law and non-discrimination; to dignity and independence; to adequate standard of living and well-being; to property; to work; to family life; and to economic and social development”.
In a statement on Wednesday by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Timothy Adewale, the organization said: “SERAP can confirm that the ICC is now considering our petition. We have received communication from Mark P. Dillon, Head of Information and Evidence Unit of the ICC indicating that the court will give due consideration to our petition.”
The court said while it agreed that SERAP is an “African organization” under its protocol, the organization does not have an observer status with the AU and as such cannot bring the Request for an advisory opinion before it.
General of the Federation, “for having neglected to obey the order of the court made on Friday the 26th of February, 2016, requiring them to provide SERAP with up to date information on the spending of recovered stolen funds since the return of democracy in 1999”
The offices were thoroughly ransacked and a TV screen on the wall at the reception was dropped on the floor. The intruders also dropped a threat note on the table at the reception, which reads “Not our target. We will be back.” The matter has been reported at the Area “F” Police Station, Ikeja, Lagos. The matter is now a subject of police investigation
“These funds even though smaller than expected had potential to yield substantial outcomes for the sector such that could reduce out-of-pocket spending to the desirable 20 per cent level
The letter dated 13 September 2016 and signed by SERAP executive director Adetokunbo Mumuni argued that, “Mrs Jonathan is a politically exposed person under anticorruption standards. She is also covered under the definition of ‘public officials’ contained in the UN Convention against Corruption to which Nigeria is a state party. Under article 2 of the convention, public officials include Mrs Jonathan or any other family members of the former President Goodluck Jonathan who exercised official duties while he was president
The letter said: “No Nigerian law makes it a crime to demonstrate in any part of the country. Harassing the BBOG group and stopping its members from proceeding peacefully to the seat of government is overkill
The statement accused the lawmakers of using their law-making powers to launch a “deliberate campaign to shield members from accountability”.
The bill seeking to establish a regulatory commission to monitor the work of civil society organizations in the country had on July 14 scaled second reading in the House of Representatives
Furthermore, the Kwara State Governor said despite experiencing a drop in monthly allocation from N3.2 billion to N800 million, the state government has sustained payment of its civil servants and pensioners through prudent management of resources and revenue reforms, which have increased Internally Generated Revenue by more than 100 per cent in less than a year
It stated that SERAP’s statement followed the proposals by the senators at a two-day retreat on Constitution Review organised by the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Constitution Review in Lagos on Saturday
It added that if the bureau failed to investigate the cases, the group would not hesitate to use legal means to compel it to discharge that constitutional responsibility
SERAP, in the letter dated March 18, 2016 and signed by its Executive Director, Adetokunbo Mumuni, said: “This corrupt process amounts to a fundamental breach of constitutionally and internationally recognized human rights of millions of Nigerians particularly the right to equality and non-discrimination, to work and to human dignity
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The group said: “We welcome the official declaration of assets by the president and the vice-president. This clearly complies with the requirements of the Nigerian Constitution as contained in Chapter 6 Section 140
The group advocated that inciting or perpetrating election-related violence should be included in the constitution as “an explicit stand-alone ground” for the impeachment of elected officials
The civil society group made the request in an open letter to the parties, signed by its Executive Director, Adetokunbo Mumuni
The group said the continued detention of the girls had negative impact on their well-being and long-term education