SERAP has sued Buhari over failure to order Ganduje’s probe, following
bribery allegations against the Kano State Governor sparked off from
alleged bribery videos released few weeks ago.
According to the
anti-corruption advocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability
Project, SERAP, though the alleged bribery directly concerned Kano
State, the Federal Government could not afford to look away.
SERAP
who sued Buhari for failure to order Ganduje’s probe, also urged the
Nigerian President to use his good offices to direct either the Attorney
General of the Federation or anti-graft agencies to probe the bribery
allegations against Ganduje.
In a statement on Sunday by its
Senior Legal Adviser, Ms Bamisope Adeyanju, SERAP said it had finally
sued the President before the Federal High Court in Lagos. The group
further stated that it became particularly concerned following last week
ruling of a Kano State High Court, which stopped the Kano State House
of Assembly from probing Ganduje.
The group through its suit
marked FHC/L/CS/2055/18, are seeking “an order for leave to apply for
judicial review and an order of mandamus directing and/or compelling Mr
Buhari to immediately direct the investigation of allegations of bribery
against Mr Ganduje.”
“The applicant’s requests are not onerous
but simply based on issues of public interest, good governance,
transparency and accountability.
“It is in the interest of
justice to grant this application, as the respondent has nothing to lose
if the application is granted,” SERAP argued in the suit.
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