PROBE OBASANJO, YAR’ADUA, JONATHAN GOVTS OVER N11TRN ELECTRICITY FUND – SERAP
source : http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/08/probe-obasanjo-yaradua-jonathan-govts.html

A civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) asking for an investigation of the allegations of systematic corruption in the electricity sector during the administrations of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan.


According to the petition dated 16th August 2017, signed by the group’s Deputy Director, Timothy Adewale, and addressed to Mrs. Fatou Bensouda of the Prosecution Department at the ICC, SERAP is demanding to know whether the allegations of widespread corruption in the power sector between 1999 and 2015 amounted to crimes against humanity within the jurisdiction of the Court.

According to the report gathered by Eyes Of Lagos, The group maintained that since Nigeria is a state party to the Rome Statute which, in article 7, defines ‘crime against humanity’ to include; “inhumane acts causing great suffering or injury, committed in a widespread or systematic manner against a civilian population,” there was need to ascertain if the allegations measured up to the standards of crimes against humanity, ICC should prevail on the Nigerian government to surrender all suspected perpetrators for trial by the Court.

It stressed that crimes against humanity are not only physical violence; allegations of corruption in the electricity sector hold a comparable gravity, which the Prosecutor should examine and thoroughly investigate.

The petition reads in part: “Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) is sending you this petition to request that you use your good offices and leadership position to investigate whether the allegations of widespread, systematic and large-scale corruption in the electricity sector since the return of democracy in 1999 and under the governments of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan in Nigeria amount to crimes against humanity within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, and to prevail on the Nigerian government to surrender all suspected perpetrators for trial by the ICC.

“Widespread, systemic and large-scale corruption in the electricity sector and the lack of transparency and accountability in the use of public funds to support the operations of Discos have resulted in regular blackouts and disproportionately affected the most disadvantaged and vulnerable sectors of the population who cannot readily afford expensive generators in order to have a reliable power supply.

“The situation is not likely to improve considering that the production of electricity is not proportionate with the rapidly growing population.

“SERAP also notes that allegations of corruption in the energy sector have resulted in the epileptic and interrupted supply of electricity and corresponding deprivation and denial of the citizens’ access to quality healthcare, adequate food, shelter, clothing, water, sanitation, medical care, schooling, and access to information.

“SERAP notes that lack of access to uninterrupted energy/electricity services has forced many citizens to use and collect frequently contaminated surface water for drinking and household uses; and denied the citizens the ability and services for boiling, purifying, disinfecting, and storing water, as well as for irrigation to increase the productivity of lands, thereby decreasing the availability of food supplies and undermining employment opportunities.

“SERAP believes that the staggering amounts of public funds alleged to have been stolen over the years in the electricity sector create just these consequences. Crimes against humanity are not only physical violence; allegations of corruption in the electricity sector old a comparable gravity, which the Prosecutor should examine and thoroughly investigate.

“The international community including the UN and EU are now considering establishing mechanisms to address the human rights problems caused by widespread and systemic large-scale corruption including in the electricity sector.

“SERAP believes that substantial grounds exist to warrant the intervention of the Prosecutor in this case. Pursuant to the Rome Statute, the Prosecutor has power to intervene in a situation under the jurisdiction of the Court if the Security Council or states parties refer a situation or if information is provided from other sources such as the information SERAP is providing in this case.”

Let me dedicate my FTC, in case it makes FP.
To God almighty,
To lalasticlala, for his love me snakes,
To felixomor and kingebukasblog for their illogical arguments with atheists on religion threads,
To ScienceWatch for being a bad PR to TBJ and for being a constant pain in oaroloye's arse,
To modath for superior arguments with logic,
To Ahlusunnah, abuuthaymeen and abdelkabir and albaqir for constantly attacking one another and other sects,
To OLAADEGBU for his constant question,
To seun osewa, the number one treasonable fellow in the kingdom of the religious.
To sexybbstar, billyonaire and the likes, who are fellow travelers through the cosmos
To the issue at hand. I wonder why some people like making noise. Is it because they just want the world to know that they exist?

OK

Who should probe? The one in UK battling for his health or the one here battling for his position?

FTC KO. . CFT NI

No.
Restructure the Exclusive List.
Return Sourcing And Spending of all Funds authority to individual States now.
Let us stop states exploitation of states.
Let us stop the FG undue and corrupt authority and influence over states.
The FG should be content with a maximum of 40% contributions based on Incomes of the states.
Let there be self-state security control. The Army made the Exclusive List as it is for central control purposes. Now there should be Government of the people by the people for the people-Democracy.
Yoruba Proverb: "You like you eat Rodents in your house, it is not for general concern". That's the way to eradicate corruption, coveteousness, misappropriation, marginalisation, undue influence and outright ethnic manipulations and wickedness.
A Hausaman can never be Igbo. An Igboman can never be Yoruba, so let us develop individually together and be content using the FG as Liason for external relations and outsketch boundaries of Nigeria control only.
God bless Nigeria.

Good move

obasanjo the biggest thief

So long the criminal Obj is involved, there won't be any probe.

If it were to be only GEJ then u will see the cabal and their zombies on nairaland shouting corruption

No oooo, its only the 6yrs of GEJ baba buhari wants to probe.
Yeyenatu

Hmmmmm

I wonder wah they re even waiting for

Lol

Does the FG have the political will?

You can't probe the dead.

Maybe you should also probe Ojukwu for leading 3 million ibo people into slaughter with his village hunters turned soldiers.

Let's see if Buhari have the guts to probe Obasanjo.

When Obasanjo and Yar adua chop belle full and go, them put civilian friends for there dem name am second republic .

I still remembered how APC supporters hailed OBJ as baba and loved him for supporting Buhari.

And I was like what kind of hypocrisy is this? In a sane country these men including Buhari are suppose to be in jail. But not in Nigeria. The only way forward is to either divide this country or restructure it.

Hide and seek game. Story for gods. Well am busy

London ruler or Afonja co-ordinator which of dem re u referring to

Like seriously 11 trillion and still it's getting worst


It's obvious we Nigerians offended God if not why should we be treated like refuges even refuges got better treatment in other countries .

Pls did other countries who are having stable power spent 11 trillion to get dere's stable?pls no offence just asking?

Tr

The Exclusive list is Nigeria's biggest problem. The FG wields too much power and control. The national grid bullshit is why we've not made substantial improvements in the power sector.

Take power generation and distribution out of the Executive List and watch how there will be tremendous improvements in power supply.

As

orisa37:
No.
Restructure the Exclusive List.
Return Sourcing And Spending of all Funds authority to individual States now.
Let us stop states exploitation of states.
Let us stop the FG undue and corrupt authority and influence over states.
The FG should be content with a maximum of 40% contributions based on Incomes of the states.
Let there be self-state security control. The Army made the Exclusive List as it is for central control purposes. Now there should be Government of the people by the people for the people-Democracy.
Yoruba Proverb: "You like you eat Rodents in your house, it is not for general concern". That's the way to eradicate corruption, coveteousness, misappropriation, marginalisation, undue influence and outright ethnic manipulations and wickedness.
A Hausaman can never be Igbo. An Igboman can never be Yoruba, so let us develop individually together and be content using the FG as Liason for external relations and outsketch boundaries of Nigeria control only.
God bless Nigeria.

In other words, leave the corrupt alone because they are our brothers, and they must not be touched.

Thanks. I know now that some Nigerians don't like themselves.

We can have restructuring, and still deal with the corrupt.