Nigeria: Serap Sues CCB Over 'Failure to Probe' Electoral Act Amendment, Tax Reform Laws

Nigeria: Serap Sues CCB Over 'Failure to Probe' Electoral Act Amendment, Tax Reform Laws

Press Release - According to SERAP, "Public officers hold their offices in trust for the people and must not deploy official power for personal or sectional advantage."

SERAP Sues CCB Over Failure To Probe Abuse Of Office In Electoral Act Amendment, Tax Reform Laws

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) over “the failure to investigate the allegations that certain lawmakers improperly removed key sections on electronic transmission of election results from the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill during plenary, and unlawfully altered some aspects of the tax reform bills.”   In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/634/2026 filed last week at th…

SERAP Drags CCB To Court Over Alleged Failure To Probe Lawmakers’ Conduct In Electoral, Tax Reform Bills - TV360 Nigeria

A new legal battle has emerged as the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) drags the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to court over allegations of inaction on reported irregularities in the Electoral Act amendment and tax reform processes. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has instituted legal action against the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) over what it described as the failure to investigate allegation…

SERAP Sues Nigeria's Code Of Conduct Bureau Over Alleged Alteration Of Electoral Act, Tax Reform Bills

SERAP Sues Nigeria's Code Of Conduct Bureau Over Alleged Alteration Of Electoral Act, Tax Reform Bills

SERAP Sues CCB Over ‘Failure To Probe Abuse Of Office In Electoral Act Amendment, Tax Reform Laws’

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) over “the failure to investigate the allegations that certain lawmakers improperly removed key sections on electronic transmission of election results from the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill during plenary, and unlawfully altered some aspects of the tax reform bills.” In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/634/2026 filed last week at the …

SERAP Sues CCB Over Electoral Act, Tax Reform Laws

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) at the Federal High Court in Abuja, accusing it of failing to investigate alleged abuse of office, conflict of interest, and irregularities in the amendment of the Electoral Act and the passage of the new tax reform laws.In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/634/2026, SERAP is seeking an order of mandamus to compel the CCB to immediately probe lawmaker…