US EditionSERAP Drags INEC to Court over ‘Failure to Account for Missing N55.9bn Election Funds’
SERAP demands INEC disclose contractors and justify missing N55.9 billion for 2019 election materials to uphold transparency and free elections, citing Auditor-General reports.
- Last Friday, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project sued INEC in suit FHC/ABJ/CS/38/2026 to compel accounting for N55.9 billion meant for 2019 election materials.
- Auditor-General of the Federation's 2022 audited report found INEC irregularly paid over N5.3 billion without BPP or FEC approval and lacking documentation.
- SERAP's lawyers Kolawole Oluwadare, Kehinde Oyewumi and Andrew Nwankwo cited the AGF report alleging a severe breach of public trust and violations of the Nigerian Constitution of 1999 .
- INEC's ability to run impartial elections is at risk unless perpetrators and contractors named in the suit are prosecuted and proceeds recovered to restore Nigerian voters' public trust.
- Wider implications include risks to democratic participation as the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project says corruption claims undermine Nigerians' right to participation, urging transparency, accountability, clean governance and the rule of law.
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SERAP drags INEC to court over ‘failure to account for missing N55.9bn election funds’
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over the
SERAP in Court to Force INEC to Account for N55.9bn for 2019 Elections
By Modupe Gbadeyanka The failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to account for about N55.9 billion earmarked for the purchase of some materials for the 2019 general elections has forced the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to file a lawsuit against the commission. In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/38/2026 filed last Friday at […]
INEC Sued Over Failure To Account For N55.9bn 2019 Election Funds
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before the Federal High Court over its alleged failure to account for N55.9bn earmarked for election materials used in the 2019 general elections. In a statement on Sunday, SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, said the funds were meant for the procurement of smart card readers, ballot papers, result sheets and oth…
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