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SERAP sues Buhari over failure to recover N881bn missing in NPA other MDAs

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has been sued �over his failure to probe allegations that over ?880bn of public funds are missing from 367 ministries, departments and agencies, (MDAs)”. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), filed the lawsuit hoping the court will order Buhari to ensure the prosecution of those suspected to be responsible. The organisation expressed its hope that the suit will ginger Buhari to recover the missing or diverted public funds. The suit followed the grim allegations contained in part 2 of the 2018 annual audited report by the…

“Declare Zamfara, other students abduction a crime against humanity” – SERAP urges ICC

September 6, 2021September 6, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has petitioned the International Criminal Court, (ICC), of the need to investigate the growing cases of abduction of students in several parts of Northern Nigeria, particularly the recent abduction in Zamfara State. SERAP also urged it to investigate the closure of schools, and the persistent failure of Nigerian authorities at both the Federal and State levels to end the abduction considered as crimes against humanity within the jurisdiction of the ICC. In the petition dated September 4, 2021, addressed to the Queen’s Counsel…

Corruption deepening poverty in Nigeria – SERAP

September 4, 2021September 4, 2021 Aminu Imam

Widespread and systemic corruption in ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), especially in the education, health and water sectors is deepening poverty among millions of Nigerians. This is the finding of a new report by the t by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). The 61-page report, launched on Thursday at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, is titled: “The Ignored Pandemic: How Corruption in the Health, Education and Water Sectors is Plunging Nigerians further into Poverty“. According to the report, �Budget fraud, procurement fraud, embezzlement of funds among other…

War against corruption inaction: SERAP sues Buhari, AGF, Fin. minister over �missing N106bn in 149 MDAs�

August 23, 2021August 23, 2021 Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has been sued over “his failure to probe allegations that N106 billion of public funds was missing from 149 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) under his watch”. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) filed the lawsuit, to force the President to ensure the prosecution of those suspected to be responsible and to recover the missing public funds. The suit followed the allegations by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation in his 2018 annual audited report that almost N106bn of public funds was missing, misappropriated, or unaccounted…

NBC denies stopping stations from reporting details of terrorists attacks

August 10, 2021August 10, 2021 Aminu Imam

The National Broadcasting Commission, (NBC), has debunked reports that it directed media houses to stop reporting details of terrorist attacks. Disclosing this yesterday, via a letter signed by the Director-General of the Commission, Balarabe Ilelah, the commission argued that the contents of its �letter are not intended and by no means capable of being construed or interpreted as a sweeping gag on broadcast stations and journalists in the country�. Recall that the Commission, on July 16, cautioned media stations to desist from �giving details of either the security issues or…

SERAP sues Buhari over NBC�s directives on broadcast stations�

July 26, 2021July 26, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), and the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development, have filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, over directives to stop journalists and broadcast stations from reporting details of terrorist attacks and victims. The suit, which was filed on behalf of SERAP and PTCIJ by their lawyers, Kolawole Oluwadare and Opeyemi Owolabi, read in part: �The NBC and Mr. Lai Muhammed lack the power and authority to restrict the ability of journalists and broadcast stations…

SERAP urges Buhari to withdraw NBC�s directives

July 18, 2021 Aminu Imam

�As media chiefs dare Commission, Says: ‘You can�t tell us how to report attacks” The Socio-Economic Right and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw the National Broadcasting Commission, (NBC), recent directives issued to broadcast stations on revealing too much details on the activities of bandits and kidnappers. Recall that, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) in a letter dated July 7, 2021, issued to television and radio stations, stressing that they shouldn�t glamourise the nefarious activities of insurgents during their daily newspaper reviews. SERAP, in a statement…

SERAP sues FG over $25bn CBN overdraft�

July 5, 2021July 5, 2021 Aminu Imam

�”Enough of borrowing, seek help” � Lawmaker tells Buhari The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has stated that it has filed a lawsuit, requesting the court �to compel the federal government to disclose details of a $25 billion (N9.7trn) overdraft reportedly obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This was contained in a statement issued yesterday by SERAP�s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare. The Deputy Director said the group also asked the court to ask the government to disclose spending details of the overdrafts and loans obtained from the…

SERAP writes Buhari, seeks probe of �missing N106bn in 149 MDAs in 2018�

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to �direct the Attorney-General of the Federation, (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, (SAN), and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to investigate allegations that N106bn of public funds are missing from 149 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), as documented in the 2018 annual audited report by the Auditor-General of the Federation�. In the letter dated April 17, 2021, and signed by SERAP Deputy Director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation said, �The reported missing public funds reflect the failure of the…

Millions of Naira missing in Water Ministry, agencies – SERAP

March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has alleged that millions of Naira are missing from the Ministry of Water Resources and some of its agencies, with a request to the minister, Suleiman Adamu to institute a probe to recover the money. SERAP, in a Freedom of Information, (FoI), request to the minister, urged him to �clarify the action that his Ministry has taken since the auditor-general of the Federation blew the whistle. It said if the probe established corruption and mismanagement, the minister should refer the allegations to appropriate…