SERAP is also urging the court, in the Freedom of Information suit, to compel the government to disclose the mechanisms and logistics for the payments, list of beneficiaries, and how they have been selected, and whether the payments will be made in cash or through Bank Verification Numbers or other means.
The civil society organisation is also praying the court for an order directing and compelling the federal government to explain the rationale for paying N5,000 to 24.3 million poor Nigerians for six months, which translates to five-percent of the country’s budget of N13.6 trillion for 2021.SERAP is also asking the court for an order directing and compelling the federal government to clarify whether the proposed payment to poor Nigerians is part of the N5.6 trillion budget deficit.
The respondent in the suit, which is yet to be assigned to a judge, is Ms Sadia Umar-Farouk, minister of humanitarian affairs, disasters management and social development. SERAP insisted that, “Disclosing the details of beneficiaries and selection criteria, as well as the payment plan would promote transparency and accountability, and remove the risks of mismanagement and diversion of public funds.”
The organisation further argued that, “Providing support and assistance to poor Nigerians is a human rights obligation but the programme to spend five-percent of the 2021 budget, which is mostly based on deficit and borrowing, requires anti-corruption safeguards to ensure the payments go directly to the intended beneficiaries, and that public funds are not mismanaged or diverted.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
How many cases has this SERAP or RAPSE won. They are always suing somebody.
Why on earth should things like this be conceived without the parliamentary approval? What’s really going on here? I hereby command the POWER behind this act to EXPIRE by 🔥 🔥 🔥..!!
They have started gathering money for 2023
Liars
How is this a plan
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