Re: FOI:SERAP Sues Saraki,dogara Over Failure To Give Account Of N500bn Running Cost by mekonglobal(m): 1:53pm On Dec 12, 2016 |
OK ooo |
Re: FOI:SERAP Sues Saraki,dogara Over Failure To Give Account Of N500bn Running Cost by Zeus100(m): 1:56pm On Dec 12, 2016 |
Godbest: I like this, if all organization, ngo and Nigeria citizens are holding their leader accountable like this, Nigeria will have be more better than this well said... |
Re: FOI:SERAP Sues Saraki,dogara Over Failure To Give Account Of N500bn Running Cost by uzolexis(f): 2:02pm On Dec 12, 2016 |
15 and 10 million monthly for doing what exactly, God have mercy |
Re: FOI:SERAP Sues Saraki,dogara Over Failure To Give Account Of N500bn Running Cost by SBG04: 2:02pm On Dec 12, 2016 |
Saraki, a true son of his father. The mighty thief of Illorin. The one who steals without mercy. The man who slays millions of dollars at the drop of a pen. The one and only saraki. May your oriki be told world over. 1 Like |
Re: FOI:SERAP Sues Saraki,dogara Over Failure To Give Account Of N500bn Running Cost by Omeokachie: 2:07pm On Dec 12, 2016 |
Buhari is no longer interested in any case involving this duo.
He needs them for 2019, so your call is dead on arrival. |
Re: FOI:SERAP Sues Saraki,dogara Over Failure To Give Account Of N500bn Running Cost by Nobody: 2:23pm On Dec 12, 2016 |
Gbam! The 2 houses are predominantly occupied by hardened criminals/looters! Nig is long overdue for some RED revolution! Imagine a handful feeding fat at d expense of impoverished multitudes! |
Re: FOI:SERAP Sues Saraki,dogara Over Failure To Give Account Of N500bn Running Cost by AlphaStyles(m): 2:45pm On Dec 12, 2016 |
Where all this money dy go? abeg 500bn no result? like i dn tire for all these people |
Re: FOI:SERAP Sues Saraki,dogara Over Failure To Give Account Of N500bn Running Cost by tit(f): 2:57pm On Dec 12, 2016 |
Foolish serap, you have not asked buhari about our 5000 billion dollar, Na 500 billion naira you dey pursue. |
Re: FOI:SERAP Sues Saraki,dogara Over Failure To Give Account Of N500bn Running Cost by balanceofterror1(m): 3:00pm On Dec 12, 2016 |
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Re: FOI:SERAP Sues Saraki,dogara Over Failure To Give Account Of N500bn Running Cost by Livefreeordieha(m): 3:01pm On Dec 12, 2016 |
tynewsng: Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Senate President Dr Bukola Sakari and Speaker of the House of Representatives Mr Dogara Yakubu “over failure to give account of the spending of N500 billion as running cost between 2006 and 2016, and the monthly income and allowances of each Senator and member.” The suits filed last Friday at the Federal High Court Ikoyi followed two Freedom of Information requests dated 25 November 2016 to both Dr Saraki and Mr Dogara asking them to “urgently provide information about alleged spending of N500 billion as running cost between 2006 and 2016, and the monthly income and allowances of each Senator and member.” The originating summons with suit numbers FHC/L/CS/1711/16 and FHC/L/CS/1710/16 respectively were brought pursuant to section 4(a) of the Freedom of Information Act, and signed by SERAP executive director Adetokunbo Mumuni. SERAP’s suits against Dr Saraki and Mr Dogara followed disclosure by Abdulmumin Jibrin that Nigerian Senators and House of Representatives members have pocketed N500 billion as ‘running cost’ out of the N1 trillion provided for in the National Assembly budgets between 2006 and 2016, and by former president Olusegun Obasanjo that each Senator goes home with nothing less than N15m monthly while each member receives nothing less than N10m monthly. SERAP is asking the court to determine the question “Whether by virtue of the provision of section 4(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2011, the Defendants are under an obligation to provide the Plaintiff with the information requested for.” The suits read in part: “By virtue of Section 1(1) of the FOI Act 2011, SERAP is entitled as of right to request for or gain access to information which is in the custody or possession of any public official, agency or institution. Under the FOI, when a person makes a request for information from a public official, institution or agency, the public official, institution or agency to whom the application is under a binding legal obligation to provide the Plaintiff/Applicant with the information requested for, except as otherwise provided by the Act, within 7 days after the application is received.”
“The information requested for by SERAP relates to information about spending of N500 billion as running cost between 2006 and 2016, and the monthly income and allowances of each Senator and member. The information requested by SERAP does not come within the purview of the types of information exempted from disclosure by the provisions of the FOI Act. The information requested for, apart from not being exempted from disclosure under the FOI Act, bothers on an issue of National interest, public concern, social justice, good governance, transparency and accountability.” “The Defendants will not suffer any injury or prejudice if the information is released to the members of the public. It is in the interest of justice that the information be released. Unless the reliefs sought herein are granted, the Defendants will continue to be in breach of the Freedom of Information Act, and other statutory responsibilities.” “Up till the time of filing this action the Defendants/Respondents have failed, neglected and/or refused to make available the information requested by SERAP. The particulars of facts of the failure, negligence and refusal are contained in the verifying affidavit in support of the application and shall be relied upon at the hearing of this application. The Defendants/Respondents have no reason whatsoever to deny SERAP access to the information sought for.” “It is submitted that Section 4(a) of the FOI Act 2011 is a mandatory and absolute provision which imposes a binding legal duty or obligation on a public official, agency or institution to comply with a request for access to public information or records except where the FOI Act expressly permits an exemption or derogation from the duty to disclose. Nigerian courts have consistently held that the use of mandatory words such as “must” and “shall” in a statute is naturally prima facie imperative and admits of no discretion.” “Obedience to the rule of law by all citizens but more particularly those who publicly took oath of office to protect and preserve the constitution is a desideratum to good governance and respect for the rule of law. In a democratic society, this is meant to be a norm; it is an apostasy for government to ignore the provisions of the law and the necessary rules made to regulate matters”. The suits are respectively seeking the following reliefs: A. A DECLARATION that the failure and/or refusal of the Respondents to disclose the spending of N500 billion as running cost between 2006 and 2016, and the monthly income and allowances of each Senator and member amounts to a breach of the fundamental principles of transparency and accountability and violates Articles 9, 21 and 22 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act. B. A DECLARATION that by virtue of the provisions of Section 1 (1) and Section 4 (a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2011, the Defendants/Respondents are under a binding legal obligation to provide the Plaintiff/Applicant with up to date information on the spending allowances of each Senator and member including: Details of projects on which the N500 billion running cost between 2006 and 2016 were spent. C. AN ORDER OF MANDAMUS directing and or compelling the Defendants/Respondents to provide the Plaintiff/Applicant with up to date information on the spending of N500 billion as running cost between 2006 and 2016, and the monthly income and allowances of each Senator and member including: Details of projects on which the N500 billion running cost between 2006 and 2016 were spent.
No date has been fixed for the hearing of the suits.
Read more: http://serap-nigeria.org/foi-serap-sues-saraki-dogara-over-failure-to-give-account-of-n500bn-running-cost.ngo/
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Re: FOI:SERAP Sues Saraki,dogara Over Failure To Give Account Of N500bn Running Cost by fratermathy(m): 3:13pm On Dec 12, 2016 |
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Re: FOI:SERAP Sues Saraki,dogara Over Failure To Give Account Of N500bn Running Cost by balanceofterror1(m): 3:18pm On Dec 12, 2016 |
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Re: FOI:SERAP Sues Saraki,dogara Over Failure To Give Account Of N500bn Running Cost by fratermathy(m): 3:23pm On Dec 12, 2016 |
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Re: FOI:SERAP Sues Saraki,dogara Over Failure To Give Account Of N500bn Running Cost by Securedbet24: 3:43pm On Dec 12, 2016 |
fortunechy: I like faculty of law girls but my problem b say dem too dey form. It is only in faculty of law dat u wld see a guy having one trouser n two shirts for a session. Law boiz are professional starchers. Engine boiz no send anybody oo... D girls in Engine are like men in women clothing. D boiz in engine are so so rough dat sometimes one wonders if dey are uni students. Most engine girls walk like men. Medical boiz get forming syndrome.Its only a Med student dat u wld see forming wld jacking cos of of deir textbuks. Med girls look expensive but easy to toast if u know yr way. Medical students seee oda students as inferior. gosh! Girls frm oda faculties luv med Guys n can fall for dem even without being toasted. hmm. Receive sense guy |
Re: FOI:SERAP Sues Saraki,dogara Over Failure To Give Account Of N500bn Running Cost by Emassive(m): 10:34pm On Dec 12, 2016 |
Always smelling rat with no Rat in the gum for 17yrs now |
Re: FOI:SERAP Sues Saraki,dogara Over Failure To Give Account Of N500bn Running Cost by Trendirabingi: 7:04am On Dec 13, 2016 |
the kind of "out of point" comments trailing dis very sensitive thread, with expose' of how most touts here are being short changed on their day to day living as citizenry of a nation they have found themselves and all they vomit is this thrash i have read here today as reactions (except 4 one or 2)..is a clear indication that nairaland has gone to the dogs.. if these are the kind of people hovering around this forum...its a shame to have such awkward set of people on threads like this (except for one or 2)..am also very sure they arent the reflection of serious nigerians...As for SERAP,.they can move on... more grease to their elbows, more bodies like theirs would rise & more people would join them..God bless them |