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PoliticsRe: PIDOM Says NDC Aspirant Made To Pay ₦20 Million, Petitions EFCC by Parachoko: 10:59am On Jun 10
naptu2:
PIDOMNIGERIA @UNOFFICIALFACT



Source
This Is pure fraud

Why did he sign such a contract? He has put himself in a tight position by signing such a contract
PropertiesRe: Tenant Destroys His Renovated Apartment In Port Harcourt Over Quit Notice by Parachoko: 10:51am On Jun 10
nlfpmod:
Tenant destroys an apartment he spent millions renovating after receiving quit notice from landlord in Port Harcourt.

The landlord increased the rent times 2 of what he initially paid.



He shouldn't have destroyed it like this but Some landlord are just so cruel

Something needs to be done about how house rent are unreasonably increased in Nigeria
PoliticsRe: The Fall Of The Masquerade? Wole Soyinka, 2023, And The Price Of Picking Side by Parachoko: 10:42am On Jun 10
Ofunaofu:
Deflection is not an argument.

Nobody said only Soyinka can review Tinubu's administration. The point is that Soyinka himself promised to do so and repeatedly moved the goalpost.

And kindly take your tribal bigotry and divisive campaign out of my mentions. The moment your response to a question about accountability is to invoke ethnicity, you've already abandoned the substance of the discussion.
If I'm in Soyinka's shoes, I won't review Tinubu's Administration because of the way you Obidients attack him unnecessarily.

You guys should do your worst

We've numerous Igbo pastors and professors who are not saying anything about the Government, nah Yorubas Una like to dey focus on
PoliticsRe: Senate To Propose a 6 Year Single Term Bill For President/governors by Parachoko: 9:43am On Jun 10
coputa:
https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/06/10/senate-leader-to-propose-six-year-single-term-bill-for-the-president-and-governors/
A lot of people criticised Jonathan when he talked about this 6 years single tenure back then
PoliticsRe: The Fall Of The Masquerade? Wole Soyinka, 2023, And The Price Of Picking Side by Parachoko: 9:40am On Jun 10
Ofunaofu:
Nobody asked him to fight as he did in the days of our great-grandfathers, grandfathers, and fathers.

He promised to assess Tinubu's administration after one year. He didn't. When pressed further, he said he would assess it after two years. Three years have now passed, and there has been no assessment from the Nobel laureate and no review of the Tinubu administration that he promised.

At 90 years old, he may have lost some of his agility, but has he lost his voice? No.

What has been exposed, however, is a man who appears unwilling to apply the same standards consistently, leading many to view him as a tribal partisan rather than the impartial public intellectual he is often portrayed to be.
Is there no igbo man who can review the Tinubu administration?

Soyinka owes you nothing
PoliticsRe: The Fall Of The Masquerade? Wole Soyinka, 2023, And The Price Of Picking Side by Parachoko: 9:38am On Jun 10
enemyofprogress:
The Fall Of The Masquerade? Wole Soyinka, 2023, and the Price of Picking Side

_From National Conscience to Tribal Apologist? How One Election Recast a Nobel Laureate_



By Swill Mavua



For 50 years, Wole Soyinka was untouchable.



Prison under Gowon. Exile under Abacha. Nobel Prize in 1986. _The Man Died_. The “conscience of the nation.” When Soyinka spoke, Nigeria listened — not because he was Yoruba, but because he was right. He fought military rule, tore into Obasanjo, mocked Jonathan, and called Buhari “lifeless” to his face.



Then 2023 happened. And the masquerade cracked.



The endorsement that broke the myth. Three men were frontrunners in 2023: Atiku, Obi, Tinubu. Soyinka pitched his tent with Tinubu.



To Obidients, it was treason. How could the man who wrote _You Must Set Forth at Dawn_ back a candidate they saw as “crooked in all ramifications?” A man trailed by Chicago drug allegations, certificate questions, bullion-van politics?



Their verdict was swift: _“He was always a wolf in sheep’s clothing.”_ Others went further: _“He only hid his tribal bigotry. Tinubu is Yoruba. That’s it.”_



Soyinka didn’t help his case. He was reported to have said: _“Anybody who dares Tinubu would have me to contend with.”_ Whether he said it exactly that way or not, Obidients heard a declaration of war. The icon became an enemy combatant.



The silence that became louder than words. After Tinubu was sworn in, Soyinka went mute. For a man who appraised every government from Balewa to Buhari, the silence was deafening. When pressed, he said he’d assess Tinubu “after two years.” Two years passed. Then three. Insecurity metastasized. Naira collapsed. Hunger protests shook states. Soyinka? _Deft as dumb._



To his critics, the silence proved the charge: _He wasn’t a nationalist. He was a Yoruba nationalist._ He could fight Fulani generals and Hausa presidents because they weren’t his. But a Yoruba president? Suddenly the “conscience” took a sabbatical.



His defenders say different: _“Soyinka is 91. He’s earned the right to choose his battles. He said two years, and he’ll speak when he wants.”_ But in Nigeria, two years of hunger is a lifetime. Silence in that window reads as complicity.



The Obi statement that lit the final fire. Then came the 2027 pre-season. Soyinka was reported to have said Peter Obi “should not be allowed to contest.” Reason: the “irrationality” of Obidients.



That broke the dam.



You can’t, critics argue, call yourself a democrat and ask to bar a candidate because you dislike his supporters. You can’t survive Abacha’s gulag only to become what you fought — a gatekeeper. To Obidients, it confirmed everything: _Tinubu made Soyinka reveal himself._



The questions now write themselves:



Has he ever been a true statesman? Yes — if statesman means “critic of power.” He was jailed for Biafra. He risked death under Abacha. He condemned June 12 annulment when many Yoruba elites kept quiet. That’s not tribal. That’s courage.



Is he utterly tribalistic now? The charge sticks because his pattern changed. He called Buhari “clueless” in year one. He’s not called Tinubu anything in year three. He attacked Jonathan’s “corruption” monthly. He’s not attacked Tinubu’s “forgery” allegations once. The selective outrage looks ethnic. And in politics, perception is indictment.



What’s the connection between Tinubu and Soyinka? No one has receipts of money. But they have history. Both NADECO. Both fought Abacha from exile. Both Yoruba, both Lagos. Soyinka once said Tinubu helped him during exile. Loyalty, not tribe, might be the bond. But when loyalty mutes your conscience, the public stops caring about motive. They judge outcome.



The defense Soyinka deserves. To be fair, three facts complicate the “fallen angel” narrative:



- Age and method: At 90 in 2026, Soyinka isn’t leading protests. He writes, he watches. His “two years” promise may be literal. He assessed Buhari after two years too — and called him a failure. He might still eviscerate Tinubu.

- Obidient hostility: Obidients insulted him first — “tribal bigot,” “expired.” He responded by disengaging. You can’t abuse a man and then demand his activism. He told them: _“I don’t owe you respect you didn’t give me.”_

- He never claimed sainthood: Soyinka always said he’s a writer, not a politician. He backed Awolowo, backed Falae, backed Ribadu. He’s been wrong before. Endorsing Tinubu doesn’t erase 60 years of dissent.



The damage that’s already done. But here’s what 2023 cost him: _Moral monopoly._ Before, Soyinka could condemn any government and Nigerians would say “Kongi has spoken.” Now, half the country replies: _“Speak on Tinubu first.”_ He lost the power to be heard without a prefix. Every word now runs through a 2023 filter: _“Is this the tribal Soyinka or the national Soyinka?”_



Tinubu didn’t make Soyinka tribal. 2023 revealed that even icons have ethnic blind spots. Or, worse, that Nigeria’s politics is so toxic it forces even Nobel Laureates to pick village over vision.



Did Tinubu reveal the true Soyinka? Maybe. Or maybe Tinubu revealed the true Nigeria. A country where you’re only a statesman until your kinsman runs. Where “national conscience” expires the day it disagrees with your candidate. Where 90-year-olds are dragged because 30-year-olds are hurting.



Soyinka was never a god. He was a man who chose, for 60 years, to fight power. In 2023 he chose to defend a friend. The tragedy isn’t that he picked Tinubu. It’s that by picking Tinubu, he lost the room. And when the masquerade loses the room, the dance is over.



History will still call him Nobel Laureate. But 2023 will be the footnote that asks: _“Conscience of a nation, or conscience of a tribe?”_ He still has time to answer. The question is whether Nigeria still wants to hear it.


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The way some of you people from the South East reason is funny


Don't you guys have people In the East who can lead protest and criticise the Government?

This is the same way you guys were attacking Adeboye

Soyinka owes you guys nothing
Foreign AffairsRe: Iran Attacks US Bases Across Three Gulf Allies After US Renews Strikes On Tehran by Parachoko: 8:48am On Jun 10
ekineme:
I thought Trump/USA wanted to back off, I was praying so too.
Then allow IDF to handle IRGC, in a 5days now, protest of free iran will be all over front page.
Its amazingly amazing that despite flying far distance to Tehran, IDF has never lost an aircraft nor personnel. Mission always 💯.
Levels dey for this warfare.
Those saying IDF can't face Iran alone, don't know that iran saving grace is USA, that is limiting the damage and extent IDF should do in the name of proportionate response.
As it stands now IDF has lost alot of diplomatic fonts and I guess they careless. So make iran misbehave they will see senior madness.
The remaining generals are probably on life support, the next round of fight, they will go and unite with others in sharing their virgins
Israel can't go head to head with Iran without the support of the West
TravelRe: Lagos Blue Line Expands Service To 94 Trips Daily by Parachoko: 8:46am On Jun 10
Belurved1:
94 trips per day, that's lot of trip for one day. I hope you're carrying out regular maintenance on it o.
No they are not
TravelRe: Lagos Blue Line Expands Service To 94 Trips Daily by Parachoko: 8:45am On Jun 10
kakaG:
From what destination to where? While this is commendable it also important to have access to routes and the government should extend coverage to farer locations
What sort of dumb comment is this? sad
PoliticsRe: Hypocrisy: Document Shows That Peter Obi Budgeted State Money For His Wife (pic) by Parachoko: 11:58am On Jun 09
hegelian:
na wa oooo.. una just dey find something to stick on this obi guy and still nothing stick..this obi guy must be a special breed...everyone on auto drive to stain him even with silly stuff..the more they try sticking stuff on him the more he become more popular...
He claimed the office of the first lady is a waste

But he funded the office for 8 years while he was the governor of Anambra state
TravelRe: FG To Extend Lagos Red Line Rail To MMA Terminals – Keyamo by Parachoko: 7:41am On Jun 09
Onewazobia:
Crude? What percentage

That's not significant comparatively
Please don't change mouth

Look at your comment below, especially the bolded

Onewazobia:
Is there any state without such looters? Remember Lagos has no mineral resources aside waterways.
Yes, corruption is undeniable but in terms of dividends of democracy they are ahead of many of not all states of Nigeria
Stop spreading false information

Lagos state is one of the oil producing states in Nigeria.

As at March 2025, Lagos state is producing more Crude oil compared to Edo, Abia and Imo state.

The last time I checked the stats last year, Lagos state is producing over 40k barrels per day
PoliticsRe: Beware, Obi, Supporters Destroyed Labour Party, Abure Cautions Dickson by Parachoko: 7:36am On Jun 09
The way Obidients betrayed Abure is terrible

Dickson must not lose guard
TravelRe: FG To Extend Lagos Red Line Rail To MMA Terminals – Keyamo by Parachoko: 7:27am On Jun 09
Onewazobia:
Is there any state without such looters? Remember Lagos has no mineral resources aside waterways.
Yes, corruption is undeniable but in terms of dividends of democracy they are ahead of many of not all states of Nigeria
Lagos state is one of the states producing Crude
TravelRe: FG To Extend Lagos Red Line Rail To MMA Terminals – Keyamo by Parachoko: 7:27am On Jun 09
commoditiesnig:
That will be great.. just like what’s obtainable in advance countries.. major airports connected to city via train/underground trains.

Mr Keyamo is doing a great job.. I witnessed tremendous work ongoing at MMIA
The work is massive

Keyamo is doing a good job
TravelRe: FG To Extend Lagos Red Line Rail To MMA Terminals – Keyamo by Parachoko: 7:21am On Jun 09
E go make serious sense.

From the Airport, one won't need to rely on using a car.

I hope the red line will eventually be linked with the blue line
PoliticsRe: Leadership Needs Harshness, If You Want To Be Nice, Go Sell Ice Cream - Shettima by Parachoko: 10:04pm On Jun 08
Shettima no dey sugar coat his words grin
PoliticsRe: State Police Constitutional Framework Near Completion - Bayo Onanuga by Parachoko: 10:00pm On Jun 08
helinues:
If the disadvantage of the state policing is more than the advantage, then we should forget about it for now

If it's about herdsmen, bandits operation in Southern regions, na still our southern brothers and sisters dey invite them.
For now, the advantage is more than the disadvantage

Insecurity is getting out of hand

The NPF and Military is overstretch
PoliticsRe: Senate To Consider Bill On State Police This Week by Parachoko: 9:59pm On Jun 08
favor914:
What is the sense in your statement huh.
SadiqBabaSani is losing it
PoliticsRe: Senate To Consider Bill On State Police This Week by Parachoko: 9:59pm On Jun 08
They should also take the issue of LG autonomy seriously.

I thought the state police and LG autonomy bills would have been passed by now.

I didn't know they will wait till they are about to leave in 2027 before passing this important bills
PoliticsRe: State Police Constitutional Framework Near Completion - Bayo Onanuga by Parachoko: 9:51pm On Jun 08
helinues:
You know the insecurity in North is mostly political, those ones will be worst in charge of state police
I'm sure there will be a body that will check abuse by the state government

I don't think this administration is joking about the creation of State police
PoliticsRe: Osun Amotekun Deployed To Guard Adeleke's Brother's Power Plant In Ondo – APC by Parachoko: 7:47pm On Jun 08
Sunkyboie:
Amotekun is a security outfit they can protect property
Osun Amotekun is suppose to operate within Osun state, not Ondo state
PropertiesRe: Residents Tackle Lagos Government Over Solar Tax by Parachoko: 2:14pm On Jun 08
leye4u:
[b]It's shows you don't read [/b]alot.....lol....that's how every single tax starts ,it's starts with a little segment of the society.
The way some of you talk anyhow is insane.


What do you even mean by the bolded? Please explain
Foreign AffairsRe: Trump Walks Out Of NBC Interview (Video) by Parachoko: 12:25pm On Jun 08
Donbabaj:
I really don't like Trump's antecedents but on this one, I give it to him. After spending almost 1hour in the an heavy rain, you still asking me about "election fraud" meaning what exactly?
Donald Trump claimed the election was rigged without providing any Evidence
PoliticsRe: State Police Constitutional Framework Near Completion - Bayo Onanuga by Parachoko: 10:41am On Jun 08
helinues:
That believe is shaking as the proposal is political

I am just imagining Dapo Abiodun having a cess to state security, his fight with Gbenga Daniel would have been messy

I can't just imagining Adeleke being in charge of state police, the opposition would be in trouble.

Currently, the disadvantage is more than the advantage
You have a valid point, but I don't think this will stop the creation of State Police
PoliticsRe: State Police Constitutional Framework Near Completion - Bayo Onanuga by Parachoko: 10:31am On Jun 08
helinues:
So you read.

It's complicated just like the insecurity
I have the believe State Police will eventually be established
PoliticsRe: NDC Press Statement: NDC Read Riot Act To Obi And Obidients by Parachoko: 10:25am On Jun 08
Obidients should even be grateful the NDC handed Obi the ticket
PropertiesRe: Residents Tackle Lagos Government Over Solar Tax by Parachoko: 10:23am On Jun 08
iwaeda:
Recently, a viral video on social media showing officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Housing confronting a resident over solar panels installed on his home stirred anger among residents of the state.


In the video, officials from the ministry’s monitoring and compliance unit were seen asking the resident to obtain approval and pay a fee before proceeding with the installation.

But in reaction, the state government has said that permits and administrative fees for solar power installations apply only to residents of its social housing estates, not to private homeowners or tenants across the state.


The people’s anger is multifaceted. While some are very angry that the government instead of appreciating the citizens for standing in the gap, it is going after the people with taxes.

Yet, there are others who warned that such requirements could discourage the adoption of renewable energy in a country facing persistent power outages. Those on this side of the argument insist that the state government just wants to see its citizens in darkness and depression.


Reacting in an X post, Wale Ajetunmobi, senior special assistant on media to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said the resident misunderstood the policy.

According to him, the state does not impose solar installation fees on all residents.

“This development is true, but the man who made the video seems to be misinformed about the Lagos State Government’s guidelines for installing solar energy systems in social housing estates,” he said.


He explained that only residents living in government-owned social housing estates are charged administrative fees for alterations, including the installation of solar power systems.

Ajetunmobi said the requirement is linked to the government’s responsibility as facility manager of the estates, noting that solar installations are treated as structural alterations, especially when they affect shared spaces or the original design of buildings.

“Only residents living in government-owned social housing estates are charged administrative fees for alterations, such as the installation of a solar power system, before any additional development can be permitted,” he said.


“Any alteration must be processed through the physical planning and survey departments of the ministry of housing for approval, material compliance, and post-inspection checks.

“Those solar power systems are usually installed by occupants in shared areas; so this alteration must be approved by the facility manager (government) before any occupant can proceed.”

He added that the individual in the video is likely a tenant who rented one of the government-owned estates from the property owner and does not fully understand the terms of the indemnity document.

He said the officials seen in the video were from the ministry’s monitoring and compliance unit, adding that the resident did not obtain prior approval before commencing installation.

He said the government previously handled liabilities arising from unapproved modifications, including cases involving roof damage and fire incidents.

“He is likely to be a tenant in one of these social housing estates owned by the Lagos state government, otherwise, he wouldn’t have raised concerns about something that was clearly outlined in the indemnity document he signed before the government handed over the apartment to him after purchase.

“The simple rule for any estate occupant is to contact the state government (facility manager) for approval for any external alteration.”

He added that unapproved changes affecting shared property could expose the government to liabilities involving other residents.

Under the Lagos State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law, structural changes to buildings require approval from relevant

authorities.

However, what began as a government regulation over solar panel installation in the state-owned estates has spiralled into a fierce public debate regarding governance, taxation, housing failure and the limits of state control in a city battling deepening economic hardship.

Aside from condemning the government’s action, residents are calling for the scrapping of such a law as they view as commercialization of survival

For many Lagosians, the issue goes far beyond solar energy; they see it as another layer in what they describe as a growing system of levies, approvals and charges imposed on citizens who are already forced to provide basic amenities for themselves.

There is a belief in some quarters that while governments in developed societies subsidise renewable energy adoption, Lagosians are being asked to pay additional fees simply for attempting to escape darkness.

Not even the government clarification was able to assuage the people’s anger as tempers rose across the state, with many ready to confront the government authorities.

Many residents insist the policy is merely a “pilot phase” that could eventually extend to private estates and ordinary homeowners across the state. So, it is their thinking that if they don’t react now, it would be too late by the time the government would want to extend it to private house owners.

The worry in some quarters is why citizens who already provide their own electricity, water and security, would be required to pay the government for installing solar systems powered by sunlight; a natural gift to humanity.

A businessman, residing in one of the private estates in Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos, Anthony Osewele, lashed out at the state government, saying, “The state government has no right to sell God’s energy.”

“When people decide to arrogate to themselves the position of God, you wonder if they still had any iota of conscience in them.

“Nobody has the right to sell solar energy provided by God. We are talking about solar energy that is from the Sun; God free gift to humanity. The sun is the centre of the universe. So, for me, it is evil and the height of wickedness for anybody in authority to even conceive the idea of collecting money from citizens for using sunlight. That means one day, they will find a way of collecting money from citizens for breathing the air. This is condemnable in every form.

“In other climes, we are talking about the government providing electricity to their citizens 24 hours nonstop. But here the government provides darkness, making life hellish and short for the people.

“And when the people move to provide alternatives just to improve their lives, the government is here to add to their sorrow by taxing them for doing that. This is very bad,” he stated.

Also, corroborating Osewele’s position is a lawyer, Marcellus Onah, who stressed that residents are not embracing solar power as a luxury, but as a necessity forced on them by the collapse of public electricity supply.

“People are buying solar because the government has failed to provide stable electricity, which is the minimum any responsible government should provide.

“We provide water for ourselves. We generate electricity for ourselves. We fix roads around us. Despite all these, the government still wants to charge us for trying to survive. It is very bad and unacceptable,” he stated.

An estate agent, Rowland Adebayo also lamented that Lagosians are increasingly being suffocated by multiple taxes and levies without corresponding public services.

“They have introduced road parking fees. They demand tenement rates. Every day, there is one new levy or another.

“I don’t mind paying taxes if the government is doing the right thing.

“But asking people to pay for installing solar energy is criminal. It is like taxing sunlight, which is a free gift from God and we must resist it,” he stated.

https://dailypost.ng/2026/06/08/residents-tackle-lagos-govt-over-solar-tax/
Only people living in Lagos state government owned properties are asked to pay for installing Solar panels
PoliticsRe: Court Declares National Assembly’s N110bn SUV, Allowance Spending Unlawful by Parachoko: 5:34am On Jun 08
adenigga:
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has declared unlawful the National Assembly’s controversial N110 billion vehicle and allowance schemes, ruling that the spending of N40 billion on 465 vehicles for lawmakers and N70 billion in support allowances for newly elected members breached procurement laws, constitutional obligations, and the public trust.

The court also ordered the Senate President, Mr. Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Tajudeen Abbas, “to ensure that all future procurements or expenditure of public funds by the National Assembly comply strictly with due process requirements and are also guided by the principles of transparency, accountability and value for money.”

The judgment was delivered on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, by Justice Yellim Bogoro in Suit No. FHC/L/CS/1606/2023, filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project against the National Assembly.

The certified true copy of the judgment was sighted on Sunday.

SERAP, in a statement issued by its deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare, said it filed the lawsuit in August 2023 against Mr. Akpabio and Mr. Abbas, following plans to spend N40 billion on 465 vehicles and N70 billion in allowances for new lawmakers amid worsening economic hardship across the country.

In her judgment, Justice Bogoro held that “looking at the magnitude of the expenditure, coupled with the absence of demonstrable due process, leads me to conclude that the procurement is arbitrary, disproportionate and inconsistent with statutory procurement standards.”

She also held that “the beneficiaries of the expenditure are the very officials approving it, and the expenditure confers direct pecuniary and material benefits. This to my mind constitutes a case of self-dealing and conflict of interest.”


Justice Bogoro further stated, “I have taken judicial notice of the economic realities in Nigeria and the widespread financial hardship affecting Nigerian citizens. In this context, the allocation of N110 billion for the benefit of lawmakers demonstrates a failure to prioritise national interest.

“The Defendants have urged the Court to decline jurisdiction on grounds of legislative autonomy. It should be noted that the doctrine of separation of powers does not operate as a shield for illegality. It is noteworthy to state that the Court is concerned on the legality and constitutionality of legislative spending.

“The allocation of N110 billion for the benefit of lawmakers also undermines the fiduciary duty owed to the Nigerian people. Public office must not be used for personal enrichment. Public officers must act within constitutional boundaries and in good faith. I hold that the conduct complained of is inconsistent with the oath of office.

“The Defendants [Mr. Akpabio, Mr. Abbas, and members of the Senate and House of Representatives] formulated two principal issues for determination in response to SERAP’s Originating Summons; firstly: ‘Whether in the circumstances of this case, this Honourable Court possesses the requisite jurisdiction to entertain the suit.’

“Secondly, ‘Whether SERAP has adduced sufficient evidence to warrant the grant of the declarations, orders, and injunctions sought.’

“I have earlier in this judgment reproduced the question for determination as proposed by SERAP. But I will quickly state that SERAP has sought for the judicial interpretation of constitutional and statutory provisions in relation to the proposed expenditure of public funds by the Defendants.

“The gravamen of SERAP’s case is that the planned use of the N40 billion for procurement of vehicles and N70 billion as support allowances under the Supplementary Appropriation Act 2022 (signed in 2023) is unlawful and in breach of Section 57(4) of the Public Procurement Act, 2007; paragraph 1 Part 1, Fifth Schedule (Code of Conduct for Public Officers) and Oath of Office under the Seventh Schedule of the Nigerian Constitution 1999 [as amended].


“Brief facts of the case as could be gleaned from the affidavit in support show that the Defendants allegedly approved the purchase of 465 bulletproof vehicles at about N305 million per vehicle, bringing the total project cost to N110 billion; that the expenditure is excessive and violates the Nigerian Constitution, the Public Procurement Act 2007, and the remuneration framework of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).

“It is the submission of SERAP that it wrote a letter to each of the Defendants requesting a reversal of the decision which was ignored. The Defendants denied the allegations and assert that the claims are based on media speculation, that the expenditure was lawful and duly appropriated, the funds have already been expended, the suit is academic, and that there is no valid pre-action notice served.

“SERAP further submits that the suit raises live constitutional issues; declaratory reliefs are still grantable despite completion of the act; and that pre-action notice is not required due to the urgency and nature of the action.”

“Now back to the main issue for determination. I have from the singular question formulated these issues for determination: (1) whether SERAP has the requisite locus standi to institute this action; (2) whether failure to serve pre-action notice is fatal to this suit; (3) whether this suit has been overtaken by events; and (4) whether SERAP has established entitlement to the relief sought.

“I will first determine the jurisdictional issues raised by the Defendants which are issues of non-issuance of pre-action notice on the 1st Defendant; want of cause of action; abuse of court process; and whether this suit is academic.

“On whether SERAP has locus standi to have brought this suit, I will state that the law has now evolved to recognise public interest litigation. NGOs (as SERAP in this suit) can institute actions to protect public interest.

“From the facts deposed and given the nature of the suit, SERAP being a public interest organisation committed to transparency and accountability has demonstrated sufficient interest. I therefore hold that SERAP has locus standi to sue, as the matters are of undeniable public concern.

“On the issue of non-issuance of pre-action notice to the 1st Defendant, Section 21 of the Legislative House (Powers and Privileges) Act 2017 provides thus: ‘A person who has cause of action against a Legislative House shall serve a three months written notice to the office of the Clerk of the Legislative House disclosing the cause of action and relief sought.’

“The Defendants contended that failure to serve a pre-action notice is fatal; ordinarily that is the correct position. However, there are exceptions to this general rule. Pre-action notice is not mandatory where the matter is urgent or where the matter involves public interest or fundamental rights.

“To this end, I have sighted Exhibits A5 and A6 attached to the affidavit supporting the Originating Summons titled ‘Re: Request to Rescind the Scandalous National Assembly Budget of ₦110 Billion to Buy 465 Bulletproof SUVs and Support New Lawmakers.’”

On jurisdictional objections, she ruled that legislative autonomy does not shield illegality, stressing that courts can intervene where constitutional breaches occur.

SERAP Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, described the ruling as “a major victory for transparency, accountability and responsible management of public resources in Nigeria.”

He added that the judgment shows that “public office is a public trust.”

The statement also quoted human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), saying SERAP “deserves commendation,” adding that lawmakers’ lifestyle choices amid hardship “cannot be justified.”

He urged the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission to act within its constitutional mandate on lawmakers’ remuneration.

The court declared that the vehicle procurement and allowances breached the Public Procurement Act, the Code of Conduct rules, and constitutional oath provisions, and ordered strict compliance with due process in future spending.

Source: https://punchng.com/court-declares-national-assemblys-n110bn-suv-allowance-spending-unlawful
Nigerian Politicians should try and be reasonable.
PoliticsRe: Abia Is Not Poor, I Will Pay ₦90k Minimum Wage - Kelechi Anosike by Parachoko: 8:48pm On Jun 07
CodeTemplarr:
Current guy is paying 84k.
He's not paying close to 80k sef not to talk of 84k
PoliticsRe: Petrol Freely Smuggled Out, Rice Is Smuggled In Despite 60 Checkpoints by Parachoko: 2:42pm On Jun 07
mrvitalis:
Do you understand the concept of exchange rate?
Do you understand the meaning of equivalent ?

And do you know how to do basic maths ?

Let me know before I waste my time
You claimed Dangote could sell and earn #500 more in Countries like Ghana, Togo, Benin etc This are countries which Dangote is presently selling fuel to buy the way

So I asked you, is Dangote going to sell in Naira in those countries since you said he will make #500 more if he sells to them
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mrvitalis:
Why would dangote be struggling to sale petrol at 1350 when he can go to Ghana ,Cameroon ,Ivory Coast , Togo ,and Benin and sale for #500 more easily

Especially if you look at the fact he sales diesel and kerosene the almost same price as you can get them in those countries

But petrol he suddenly turns charity case ? Lmao

Follow the maths and it’s obvious he gets crude as payment because NNPC remittance makes no sense too
Shey nah in Naira dem dey sell for Togo, Ivory Coast, Benin and Cameroon?

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