By Ogaga Ariemu The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Delta State Government to account for its N200 billion education fun...
By Ogaga Ariemu
The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Delta State
Government to account for its N200 billion education funds, allocation
collected by the ex-governor, Ifeanyi Okowa.
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP)
disclosed this on Sunday in a statement by its Deputy Director, Kolawole
Oluwadare.
SERAP said the N200 billion was collected by the Okowa
government from the state’s Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC).
The development comes on the heels of a Freedom of
Information Suit filed by SERAP.
The group revealed that the judgement was given by Justice
Daniel Osiagor.
Accordingly, the court ordered the current Governor of Delta
state, Sheriff Oborevwori to disclose the details of the budgetary allocation
between 2015 to 2019.
Justice Osiagor said: “SERAP has cognizable legal right to
inquire and know the way and manner public institutions manage public funds. I
must say, that every citizen has a duty to demand transparency and accountability
in governance of public institutions.”
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