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“?Immunity clause, spinal cord of corruption in Nigeria” – Senior Advocate of Nigeria

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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, (SAN), Mohammed Ndarani Mohammed, has advocated the removal of Section 308, from the 1999 Constitution (as amended). Section 308 of the Constitution states that no civil or criminal proceedings can be instituted against the President, Vice-President, Governor or Deputy Governor and they cant be arrested or imprisoned or a process of any court requiring or compelling their appearance can be issued against them. Ndarani Mohammed stated that Section 308 of the Constitution, often referred to as Immunity Clause, is the spinal cord of corruption in…

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How 30 Govs. spent N968.64bn on refreshments, others in 3 months – Report

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State Govs.

No fewer than 30 State governments of the federation spent N986.64bn on recurrent expenditures, including refreshments, sitting allowances, travelling, utilities, etc., in the first three months of 2024, according to reports. The States Budget implementation reports was obtained from Open Nigerian States, a website supported by BudgIT that acts as a repository for public budget, showed for the first three quarters of the year; data for six States was not available. A breakdown showed that the 30 State governments spent N5.1billion on refreshments for guests, N4.67bn on sitting allowances to…

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‘FG has abandoned our region’ North-East governors

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North East governors

State Governors from Nigerias North-East geo-political have bemoaned the neglect of the region when it comes to siting and allocations of Federal Government capital projects. The Governors disclosed that the region has over the years been sidelined in term of construction and rehabilitation of critical infrastructure, especially roads and railway, along the economic corridors that links the North-East sub-region to the rest of the country, Their complaints and reservations were contained in a communique issued by the North-East Governors Forum at the end of its 10th Meeting of the Forum,…

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SERAP sues Wike, Governors for failing to account for N5.9tr, $4.6bn loans

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SERAP sues

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Nigerian State governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Nyesom Wike. SERAP sued the 36 governors and Wike over their failure to account for N5.9 trillion and $4.6 billion loans obtained by their states and the FCT, and to publish copies of the loan agreements, including details and locations of projects executed with the loans. The suit followed the disclosure last month by Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, that the immediate-past administration of Nasir el-Rufa’i…

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“Account for trillions of FAAC allocations or face legal action”, SERAP tells 36 governors, FCT MinisterWike

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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Nigerias 36 State governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nyesom Wike to provide our organisation with documents on the spending of trillions of FAAC allocations received by your state and the FCT since 1999, and to widely publish any such documents. SERAP also urged them to invite Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to jointly track and monitor the spending of FAAC allocations by your state and the…

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“Let’s unite to make Nigerian greater” – Tinubu tells governors, NASS leadership

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Says economy will bounce back in coming months President Bola Tinubu has called for unity of purpose and more collaboration between the federal government, state governors, and members of the National Assembly to achieve national development goals. The President made the appeal while receiving state governors and the leadership of the National Assembly in Lagos on Friday. Led by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, the delegation included Senate President Godswill Akpabio;  Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, of Kwara State and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum,…

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Lets set aside political differences for governance, Tinubu urges Govs.

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President Bola Tinubu has called on state governors to set aside political differences and collaborate with the Federal Government to build the nation. Speaking during the breaking of Ramadan fast with governors at the State House in Abuja, on Thursday, President Tinubu emphasised the importance of transitioning from politics to governance, noting the need for unity and cooperation among all stakeholders.  Since we recognise the need to build our nation together, the time for politics is over. It is now time for governance. We are of the same family and…

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SERAP sues Wike, Govs. over failure to account for alleged missing N40tr LGA allocations

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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nyesom Wike, and governors of the 36 States have been sued over their failure to account for the alleged missing N40 trillion federal allocations meant for local governments in the states and the FCT. Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) filed the lawsuit in Abuja on Friday. The suit followed the damning revelations by former president Muhammadu Buhari, who in December 2022 stated that If the money from the Federation Account to the State is about N100m, N50m will be sent to…

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You have no right to ban mining activities FG cautions Governors

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…Says mining belongs exclusively in the purview of FG The Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, has warned governors against banning mining activities within their States. The Minister, who made these remarks during a pre-event press conference in Abuja for the 8th edition of the annual Nigerian Mining Week 2023, insisted that no governor possesses the rightful authority to interfere with mining operations in any State in the country. According to Alake, For a State to wake up and say it is regulating mining activities is like a State waking…

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Akpabio, other ex-Govs sued over salaries, pensions

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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…

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