Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has instituted a legal action against President Muhammadu Buhari over country’s loan. In a suit filed by its lawyers, Kolawole Oluwadare and Adelanke Aremo, at Federal High Court, Abuja the group is demanding full disclosure of the conditions and details of loans obtained by Buhari’s government since May 29, … Read more
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given President Muhammadu Buhari 14 days to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to urgently investigate allegations that over N300bn of public funds are missing, mismanaged, diverted or stolen, as documented in the 2017 audited … Read more
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the Federal High Court, Abuja to order the Federal Government and Central Bank of Nigeria over coronavirus palliatives in the country. The group asked the court to order the FG and CBN to publicly identify and name Nigerians who have so far benefited from any … Read more
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Director General Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu and Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire over “their failure to account for the public funds so far spent to combat the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria. SERAP announced details of the lawsuit in a … Read more
SERAP, the Socio-Economic Right and Accountability Project has berated Governor Wike over illegal demolition. Ekohotblog reports that SERAP group announced that it will take legal actions against Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, over the demolition of two hotels on Sunday. SERAP made this known via its official Twitter account on Sunday. This online news platform … Read more
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal Government to “publish weekly details of exact funds and other resources allocated by the authorities to combat the spread of coronavirus in Nigeria.” According to a press release made available to Ekohotblog, the human rights group said it had sent Freedom of Information requests to … Read more
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has taken legal actions against the 36 states of the federation over the alleged Life Pension paid to ex-governors. SERAP in the lawsuit filed before a federal high court in Abuja prayed the court to compel states government to publish the pension paid to ex-governors and ex-public officials from … Read more
The Presidency has said that no law in Nigeria mandates President Muhammadu Buhari to declare his assets publicly. Buhari’s Spokesperson, Femi Adesina made the remark while stressing that the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has no legal justification to ask the President and his Vice, as well as state governors and their deputies to … Read more
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has issued a 7-days ultimatum to President Muhammadu Buhari, his Vice, Yemi Osinbajo and the 36 states governors to publish their assets. SERAP hangs the ultimatum on the Freedom of Information Act saying they should use their good offices to: “provide information on summary of the assets, specifically … Read more
The National Assembly has replied the Socio-Economic Right And Accountability Project, SERAP, over the budgeted N37 Billion for Renovation of National Assembly Complex. The Senate noted that SERAP got it wrong by contemplating dragging the Leadership of the National Assembly to Court following the N37 billion appropriated for the renovation of the Complex, saying that … Read more
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project(SERAP) has petitioned the United Nations Special Rapporteur, Mr. Clement Voule, urging him to “publicly express concerns about the growing human rights violations and abuses in Nigeria. SERAP alleged that: “Nigerian authorities and police yesterday (Monday) morning in Abuja failed to stop attacks on peaceful demonstrators by young men apparently armed … Read more
The Social and Economic Rights and Accountability Project SERAP has strongly condemned the Monday attack on the protesters of the unconstitutional arrest of the Convener of the RevolutionNow movement Omoyele Sowore. SERAP made the condemnation known via a press statement issued on Monday. The statement reads “We strongly condemn the intimidation, harassment and attacks today … Read more
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has reacted to the Federal Government’s directive to take over Sowore’s case from the Department of state service (DSS). The Attorney-General of the Federation, (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Friday directed the Department of State Service, (DSS) to handover the case file of the convener … Read more
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given the 36 states of the federation a 7days ultimatum to disclose the pension paid to exgovernors and other government officials. SERAP backed its request on the Freedom of Information Act. The group urges the leadership of the Governor Forum to use the “leadership position to urgently … Read more
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has petitioned the African Commission over the continued harassment of Sowore’s sureties and lawyers, particularly, Femi Falana, SAN. The organisation claimed that the sureties and Falana were being harassed simply for defending their clients’ rights. According to the petition, dated November 22, 2019, by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Mr … Read more
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has demanded explanations from the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, concerning the failed $460m Closed-Circuit Television CCTV for Abuja. It could be recalled that the minister had revealed that $460m was approved for CCTV in the capital territory during the ministry’s budget defence … Read more
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to Mrs Soyata Maiga, Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the commission’s members requesting them: “to urgently submit a case on the escalating xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other African citizens in South Africa to the African Court on … Read more
Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, has forwarded to the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) documents providing some details regarding the names of contractors that allegedly collected money for electricity projects but failed to execute any project. He is also inviting SERAP to “inspect a compendium of verified and paid/outstanding … Read more
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted approval to Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, in its suit seeking “an order for leave to apply for an order of mandamus” compelling the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola(SAN) to disclose the names of “corrupt contractors,” who allegedly collected money for … Read more