The EFCC this week reported attack on its premises and a death threat to its official, Ishaku Sharu, who heads the Foreign Exchange Malpractices Fraud Section and oversees corruption investigation involving several politically exposed persons.
Browsing: Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project
It would be recalled that last week SERAP launched its report titled: “From Darkness to Darkness: How Nigerians are Paying the Price for Corruption in the Electricity Sector,” alleging that “the much-publicised power sector reforms in Nigeria under the Electric Power Sector Reform Act of 2005 is yet to yield desired and/or anticipated fruits largely due to corruption, regulatory lapses and policy inconsistencies. The country has lost more megawatts in the post-privatisation era due largely to widespread, systemic and large-scale corruption”
Oke, a lecturer at the Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, University of Lagos, said at a media launch of a report on the power sector, regretted that with the trillions allegedly invested in the sector, the country has yet to enjoy uninterrupted power supply.
Saraki told the News Agency of Nigeria Forum in Abuja on Tuesday that he wrote a letter to the state government to stop the payment of the pension “the moment I saw that SERAP allegation”.
Saraki stated on the News Agency of Nigeria Forum in Abuja that he wrote a letter to the state government to stop the payment of the pension.
The urgent appeal, dated July 28, 2017, was sent to Annalisa Ciampi, the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Michel Forst, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders; and David Kaye, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression.
The organization also asked Malami to “seek full recovery of over N40bn of public funds that have so far been received from those involved; and to begin to take these steps within seven days of the receipt
The Bank was responding SERAP’s letter dated April 28 2017, seeking clarifications on its role in the spending of recovered funds stolen by General Sani Abacha.
The suit followed disclosure last year by the Federal Government of funds recovered from some high-ranking public officials and private individuals
Under the proposed law, sponsored by Linus Okorie (PDP, Ebonyi), suspected looters of the public treasury would enjoy full and complete amnesty; not face any probe, inquiry or prosecution; and “shall not be compelled to disclose the source of their looted funds” as long as they invest their ill-gotten wealth in Nigeria
This comes after a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State on Friday granted the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project
The rapporteurs petitioned are: Koumbou Boly Barry, Special Rapporteur on the right to education;
Justice Atedze said this on Thursday at the launch of SERAP’s latest report titled: “Combating Grand Corruption and Immunity in Nigeria: An Agenda for Institutional Reforms in Anti-Corruption Strategies.”
Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo gave SERAP and PLSI the permission to apply for judicial review and seek an order of mandamus directing and compelling the Federal Government and the Auditor General of the Federation to publish the audited reports for 1999-2015
The organization urged Osinbajo to “assent to the budget only if it truly reflects national development priorities, and not serve as a tool to satisfy the lifestyle of our lawmakers. To allow public funds to be spent as proposed by the National Assembly would disproportionately affect the socially and economically vulnerable and push them deeper into poverty and deprivation”
The US embassy said the Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are in regular communication with the Nigerian Attorney General and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding further cooperation needed to conclude pending asset forfeiture cases and to develop a mechanism for the timely and transparent repatriation of those assets
They said it was imperative at this stage for the President to heed the advice of his doctors by taking more vacation to attend to his health
SERAP is however insisting the Bank is doing leas than it can
The organization also called on Buhari to “ensure legal backing for his government’s whistle-blowing policy by vigorously pursuing the passing by the National Assembly of the Whistle-blower Bill”
This was contained in a statement on Wednesday by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Timothy Adewale