The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc., (NBET), Abuja, “over the failure to account for the missing or diverted N128 billion of public funds from the Ministry of Power and NBET.” The grave allegations are documented in the…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “over the failure to account for the missing or diverted N55.9 billion meant for the purchase of smart card readers, ballot papers, result sheets and other election materials for the 2019 general elections.” The grave allegations are documented…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the 35 state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over their alleged failure to account for the spending of about N14 trillion realised as fuel subsidy savings. Other respondent includes the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation. SERAP…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a major directive to President Bola Tinubu over the alleged N6 trillion scandal involving the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The court ruled that the president must ensure that the names of all individuals indicted in the alleged mismanagement of funds are released to the public. It…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Mr Bayo Bashir Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPCL) Limited to “account for the alleged missing N22.3 billion, USD$49.7 million, £14.3 million and €5.2 million oil money, as documented in the recently published 2022 annual report by the Auditor-General of the…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Tinubu to make public details of the process for appointing the next chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The current chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, will complete his 10-year tenure in November 2025, after serving two five-year terms. His successor is expected to be appointed…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has decried the low level of accountability among public office holders at the federal and state levels. Speaking on Saturday on Channels Television’s Sunrise, SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, said that most citizens see Nigerian governors as wasteful in their use of government resources. He said, “The reality…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and four concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against the government of President Bola Tinubu over “the failure to publish the report of the forensic audit carried out on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) which allegedly indicts high-ranking officials and politicians over missing N6 trillion from the commission…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to order an immediate investigation into allegations that senior government officials and politicians named in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) forensic audit report have obstructed its publication. The report, which covers the period between 2000 and 2019, was commissioned to examine…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Senate President Godswill Akpabio and House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas to withdraw a proposed bill that seeks to make voting compulsory for all Nigerians of voting age. The bill, currently before the National Assembly, prescribes a six-month jail term or a N100,000 fine for individuals who fail…
