[size=13pt]Anxiety In Ferma As Falana Demands Financial Records[/size]

The first major test of the recently passed Freedom of Information Act is unfolding as radical Lagos lawyer, Femi Falana, has demanded for record of total disclosure of all disbursement of fuel levy collected by the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, FERMA, since 2007.

In a letter to the FERMA Chairman dated July 14, 2011, Falana said in order to ensure transparency in the utilization of the funds at its disposal, the organisation the Act establishing the agency required it to periodically publish its disbursement in the media but the organisation has continued to breach this provision since 2007.

Falana disclosed that he is making the demand for publication of FERMA’s account books in accordance with the provisions of Section 11 of the Freedom of Information Act 2011 and threatened to drag the FERMA Board to court if they fail to accede to his request within seven days of the receipt of the demand letter.
“It would be recalled that following the incessant fuel hike under the former Olusegun Obasanjo Administration the Federal Government amended the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency Act to provide for the collection of 5% users’ charge on pump price of petrol and diesel. Specifically, section 14(h) of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (Amendment) Act 2007 provides as follows: “5% user’s charge on pump price of petrol, diesel and of which 40% will accrue to FERMA and 60% to be utilized by the established State Roads Maintenance Agencies”

“In order to ensure transparency in the utilization and disbursement of the said fund Section 2 of the Act enjoins the Board to ‘cause the publication of its funds under section 14 (h) of this section to be utilized by the established State Roads Maintenance Agencies and its disbursement in the electronic and print media from time to time’.

‘In utter breach of the aforesaid law the Board has neither caused the publication in the media of the disbursement of the fund to the State Roads Maintenance Agencies since July 25, 2007 when the law came into force. You will agree with us that there is no justification for the violation of the law having regard to the state of disrepair of most roads in the country.

“In the light of the foregoing, we are compelled to demand information on the total fund collected so far as well as the detailed account of the utilization and disbursement made to the road maintenance agencies of the states of the Federation. You may also wish to refer us to publications of disbursement made by the FERMA Board in the circumstances.

“Take notice that this request is anchored on Section 11 of the Freedom of Information Act 2011. Consequently, if you do not accede to our request within seven days of the receipt of this letter we shall not hesitate to initiate legal proceedings to compel disclosure of the information and prosecution of those who are found to have violated the law”.

Nigerian Pilot on Sunday gathered that the letter from Falana, who is the President of the West African Bar Association, WABA, is already causing ripples at the FERMA headquarters as the officials are at a loss over how to meet the demand.

It was gathered that not that the seven days notice has expired the officials are bracing up for a legal battle with Falana where they are banking to latch on to technicalities to frustrate publication of the disbursements of the Agency since 2007.

The first major test of the recently passed Freedom of Information Act is unfolding as radical Lagos lawyer, Femi Falana, has demanded for record of total disclosure of all disbursement of fuel levy collected by the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, FERMA, since 2007.

CyberG:

^^ Good one KoboJ. I used to think you are M but now, I hear you are Tr.O?

greyBERRY:

Nice one, but I believe there is maxim in law, that a law or act cannot take retrospective effect. That is you cannot make law today to punish an offence that was committed yesterday. I stand to be corrected

Big Meat:

This is a good start.

nwaofunne:

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nwaofunne:

MAKE $75 PER WEEK *4 COMPANYS


i want all my christian brothers and sister to benefit from on going recruitment . four company s that want to sit they establishment in Nigeria and require the service of 100 worker to work on line ,on part time bases .FOUR OF THE COMPANY WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE THAT EVERY ONE THAT PARTICIPATED IN THIS WORK WILL BE EMPLOYED WHEN THEY FINALLY ARRIVE , IMAGINE YOU WORKING WITH THE 4 AND MAKEING $75 PER COMPANY PER WEEK WHICH IS #11250*4. MY DEAR THIS GODS ANSWER TO YOUR PRAYER , THEY IS NOT REFERRAL PROGRAM , OR INVESTMENT PROGRAM THIS A JOB VACANCY YOU RE PAID FOR YOUR WORK ANY BODY THAT WANT TO ASPIRE HIGH IN LIFE COULD JOIN THE JOB IS FOR ANY ONE PASTORS, STUDENTS WORKERS , ANY BODY THAT HAS EMAIL ADDRESS WHO KNOW HOW TO REPLY EMAIL IS QUALIFY FOR THIS JOB


THE WORK ,IS ALL ABOUT HELPING THEM TO SURVEY THE NIGERIAN MARKET , AND WHAT NIGERIA FEEL ABOUT THEY PRODUCT , YOU WILL BE PAID WITH CHECK WHICH YOU CAN CASH INTO YOUR LOCAL ACCT , WE HAVE 20PEOPLE WORKING WITH THE COMPANY WHO CAN TESTIFY THEY RE OUR CHURCH MEMBERS

TO JOIN NOW PAY #2000 TO GTB

ACCT NAME; NWAOFUNNE TONY

ACCT NO;000 3466448

SEND YOUR PAYMENT DETAIL INCLUDING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS,DATE OF PAYMENT PHONE NO TO 08069008688, THIS IS TO GET YOUR FORM AND SEND YOU YOUR KIT TO GET STARTED , REMEMBER A CODE WILL SEND TO TO AVOID SCAMMERS DONT PLAY WITH THIS OPPORTUNITY

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nwaofunne:

MAKE $75 PER WEEK *4 COMPANYS


i want all my christian brothers and sister to benefit from on going recruitment . four company s that want to sit they establishment in Nigeria and require the service of 100 worker to work on line ,on part time bases .FOUR OF THE COMPANY  WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE THAT EVERY ONE THAT PARTICIPATED IN THIS WORK WILL BE EMPLOYED WHEN THEY FINALLY ARRIVE , IMAGINE YOU WORKING WITH THE 4 AND MAKEING $75 PER COMPANY  PER WEEK  WHICH IS #11250*4. MY DEAR THIS GODS ANSWER TO YOUR PRAYER , THEY IS NOT REFERRAL PROGRAM  , OR INVESTMENT PROGRAM THIS A JOB VACANCY YOU RE PAID FOR YOUR WORK  ANY BODY THAT WANT TO ASPIRE  HIGH IN LIFE COULD JOIN THE JOB IS FOR ANY ONE PASTORS, STUDENTS WORKERS , ANY BODY THAT HAS EMAIL ADDRESS WHO KNOW HOW TO REPLY EMAIL IS QUALIFY FOR THIS JOB   


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TO JOIN NOW PAY #2000 TO GTB

ACCT NAME; NWAOFUNNE  TONY

ACCT NO;000 3466448

  SEND YOUR PAYMENT DETAIL INCLUDING  YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS,DATE OF PAYMENT PHONE NO TO 08069008688, THIS IS TO GET YOUR FORM AND SEND YOU YOUR KIT TO GET STARTED , REMEMBER A CODE WILL SEND TO TO AVOID SCAMMERS DONT PLAY WITH THIS OPPORTUNITY

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