THE Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has sued Governor
Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State for his alleged failure to release to
it information and documents relating to government’s spending on
certain projects in the education sector.
The group joined the state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for
Justice, Mr. Ade Ipaye, as the second defendant in the suit, which was
instituted before the Federal High Court, Lagos.
Among other demands, the group wants the court to compel the defendants
to release to it information relating to how the government spent the
$90m loan allegedly obtained from the World Bank to improve education in
the state’s public secondary schools.
It also seeks an order of mandamus, compelling the governor “to rescind
the suspension of anyone, including principals of any of the schools for
blowing the whistle or allowing journalists to cover the decayed
infrastructure across primary and secondary schools in Lagos State.”
The plaintiff, through its counsel, Ms Oyindamola Musa, said it resorted
to filing the legal action following the refusal of the defendants to
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Thursday, 23 January 2014
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