Following the freedom of information suit brought before a Federal High Court in Lagos, by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) in suit no: FHC/IKJ/CS/248/2011, M.B. Idris, a justice, declared that successive governments since 1999 erred by not publicising details of the stolen funds that have been recovered.
He therefore, asked the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to “ensure that his government, and the governments of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, and former President Goodluck Jonathan account fully for all recovered loot”.
Justice Idris said previous governments breached the fundamental principles of transparency and accountability for failing to disclose details about the spending of recovered stolen public funds, including on a dedicated website”.
“The details ordered by the court to be disclosed include: information on the total amount of recovered stolen public assets by each government; the amount of recovered stolen public assets spent by each government as well as the objects of such spending and the projects on which such funds were spent,” SERAP said in a statement.
“Justice Idris dismissed all the objections raised by the federal government and upheld SERAP’s arguments. Consequently, the court entered judgment in favour of SERAP against the federal government as follows:
“A DECLARATION is hereby made that the failure and/or refusal of the Respondents to individually and/or collectively disclose detailed information about the spending of recovered stolen public funds since the return of civil rule in 1999, and to publish widely such information, including on a dedicated website, 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.
“A DECLARATION is hereby made that by virtue of the provisions of Section 4 (a) of the freedom of information Act 2011, the 1st defendant/respondent is under a binding legal obligation to provide the plaintiff/applicant with up to date information on the spending of recovered stolen funds, including:
“Detailed information on the total amount of recovered stolen public assets that have so far been recovered by Nigeria. The amount that has been spent from the recovered stolen public assets and the objects of such spending.”
Olukayode Majekodunmi, SERAP deputy executive director, commended the judgment, describing it as a step towards encouraging a “corruption-free society”.
“This judgment confirms the persistent failure of successive governments starting from the Obasanjo government, to respect Nigerians’ right to a corruption-free society and to uphold constitutional and international commitments on transparency and accountability,” he said.
“The judgment is an important step towards reversing a culture of secrecy and corruption that has meant that high-ranking government officials continue to look after themselves at the expense of the well-being of majority of Nigerians, and development of the country.
“This is a crucial precedent that vindicates the right to a transparent and accountable government and affirms the human right of the Nigerian people to live a life free from want and fear. We are in the process of obtaining a certified copy of the around 60 pages judgment. SERAP will do everything within its power to secure the full and effective enforcement of this judgment.”
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