A non-governmental organisation, Centre for Social Justice, through its lawyer, Mr. Nnajiaka Kingsley, is praying the court to issue an order of mandamus, compelling the minister to disclose the details of salaries and emoluments of civil servants as distinct from that of political office holders.
According to Vanguard, the plaintiff, further prayed the court to declare that the action of the Minister in denying it access to the information, by ignoring an application that was made to her since February 3, 2014, without explanation as to why such details could not be made public, amounted to an infringement of the applicant’s right guaranteed and protected by section 1(1) of the FOI Act, 2011.
Consequently, it urged the court to award N500, 000 as damages against the Finance Minister over her continued refusal to disclose the information sought from her office.
The plaintiff contended that section 48(1) of the Fiscal Responsibility Act stipulated that the Federal Government should ensure that its fiscal and financial affairs are conducted in a transparent manner and accordingly, ensure full and timely disclosure and wide publication of all transactions and decisions involving revenues, expenditures and their implications for its finances.
Consequently, it urged the court to award N500, 000 as damages against the Finance Minister over her continued refusal to disclose the information sought from her office.
The plaintiff contended that section 48(1) of the Fiscal Responsibility Act stipulated that the Federal Government should ensure that its fiscal and financial affairs are conducted in a transparent manner and accordingly, ensure full and timely disclosure and wide publication of all transactions and decisions involving revenues, expenditures and their implications for its finances.
Well,,we don't need it anymore because an average 9ja citizens knows that her countries legislative n executive arms consume huge amount or part of d budget annualy....God we need a change,,we need a rightouse n upright man with d fear of God to rule us so that d rightouse will rejoice
ReplyDeleteHw she go get budget to deliver she don swallow am nw
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DeleteLol...@derby...true o
ReplyDeleteHow she go gree release when she knows that an ordinary chairman's salary is enough to pay 20 civil servants salaries and they are busy saying there is no money in nigeria
ReplyDeleteGod help us,they receive the highest of salaries,yet the economy is dwindling
ReplyDeleteNa one of those thing but make she hold it we no need am anymore
ReplyDeleteNonsense, all of dem no wetin dem dey do,wen one person salary go fit feed d entire nation,corrupt people
ReplyDeleteThe FOI bill has made it possible, so they minister has no locus standi to withhold this information being sort by the NGO, but because of politics I belief, she is acting in such manner.
ReplyDeleteI hope the court approve the demand of the NGO.
We should see more of this in dis country. Hmmm! "Uwaifo don talk e own o"
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