The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has again tasked President Muhammadu Buhari on the need to adhere and respect the rule of law and constitutionalism of the country, by enforcing court judgments.
The Rights group listed some of the judgments it accused Buhari of not enforcing.
They included the judgment by Justice M. Idris ordering his government to publish spending details of stolen funds recovered by governments since 1999; the judgment by Justice Oguntoyinbo ordering the federal government to recover pensions collected by former governors now serving as ministers and members of the National Assembly and directing the Attorney- General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami to challenge the legality of states’ pension laws permitting former governors, etc to collect such pensions.
Others are the judgment by Justice Mohammed Idris ordering the prosecution of senior lawmakers suspected of padding and stealing N481 billion from the 2016 budget and the publication of the report of investigations into the alleged padding of the 2016 budget with the judgment by Justice Obiozor ordering the immediate release of names of companies that have received public funds to execute electricity projects but have failed to carry out any projects, and payment details to electricity contractors since 1999.
Recall that the Rights group had earlier this week written to Buhari to copy Namibia example, ban car perks for Presidency, ministers serving in his administration.
