The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and nine other former governors in the 10th Senate over their collection of both salaries and pensions as senators.
This was stated in a press statement issued by the SERAP Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, yesterday.
Joined in the suit as Respondents are Senators Abdulaziz Yari, Aminu Tambuwal, Adamu Aliero, Adams Oshiomole, Ibrahim Gaidam, Seriake Dickson, Ibrahim Dankwambo, Aliyu Wammako, Gbenga Daniel, and Minister of Works, Dave Umahi.
In the suit, filed last Friday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, SERAP is seeking “an order of mandamus to direct and compel Akpabio, nine other senators and Umahi to stop collecting both salaries and pensions and to return any pensions collected to their respective state treasuries”.
The body lamented that it was absurd for the respondents to be “looking after themselves while over 137 million Nigerians are living in extreme poverty” which was worsened by the fuel subsidy removal.
The statement also stated the benefits accrued to former governors and their deputies, alongside their wives, ranging from pensions to medical treatments, security, and more.
The suit filed on behalf of SERAP by its lawyers, Kolawole Oluwadare and Ms Valentina Adegoke.
No date has been fixed for the hearing of the suit, the statement noted.
