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Nigeria- SERAP has rubbished Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's claims that it was a tool in the hand of opposition party, APC, to dent the image of Goodluck Jonathan's government, after it filed a lawsuit against her for withholding information concerning some N30tn which former CBN governor Charle Soludo say was missing.
The body called itself a human rights movement and is only interested in the well being of Nigerians. If further listed instances when it filed lawsuits against APC governors on spending of public funds.
Excerpts from Premium Times:
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged the Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to “embrace constructive engagement on issues of human rights, transparency and accountability,” and “to avoid sound bite and opportunistic attacks on civil society organizations simply working to make the government fit for purpose so that it can function to improve the conditions of millions of marginalized and disadvantaged Nigerians.”
SERAP’s comments came after Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala last week in a statement lambasted the group for instituting a lawsuit against her over the claim by a former Central Bank governor, Chukwuma Soludo, that Nigeria has lost as much as N30 trillion to corruption and mismanagement.
Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala said it was “a politically motivated suit against her based on the discredited N30 trillion allegation by Professor Charles Soludo. The suit confirms that SERAP is nothing but a political tool of the opposition hiding behind the façade of advocacy. Like their previous efforts, this latest one will fail because Nigerians can see through their antics. The latest in the campaign of falsehood and politicization of the economy by persons and groups who are getting more desperate by the day, because the economy, despite their propaganda, was still standing and will continue to stand. We look forward to meeting SERAP in court.”
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#Nigeria #APC #Soludo #SERAP
The body called itself a human rights movement and is only interested in the well being of Nigerians. If further listed instances when it filed lawsuits against APC governors on spending of public funds.
Excerpts from Premium Times:
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged the Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to “embrace constructive engagement on issues of human rights, transparency and accountability,” and “to avoid sound bite and opportunistic attacks on civil society organizations simply working to make the government fit for purpose so that it can function to improve the conditions of millions of marginalized and disadvantaged Nigerians.”
SERAP’s comments came after Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala last week in a statement lambasted the group for instituting a lawsuit against her over the claim by a former Central Bank governor, Chukwuma Soludo, that Nigeria has lost as much as N30 trillion to corruption and mismanagement.
Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala said it was “a politically motivated suit against her based on the discredited N30 trillion allegation by Professor Charles Soludo. The suit confirms that SERAP is nothing but a political tool of the opposition hiding behind the façade of advocacy. Like their previous efforts, this latest one will fail because Nigerians can see through their antics. The latest in the campaign of falsehood and politicization of the economy by persons and groups who are getting more desperate by the day, because the economy, despite their propaganda, was still standing and will continue to stand. We look forward to meeting SERAP in court.”
click here to read more
#Nigeria #APC #Soludo #SERAP
