A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Stop Impunity in Nigeria (S.I.N) campaign leave to sue the Federal Ministry of Finance over its refusal to disclose the statutory transfers made to some Federal public institutions under the 2013 Appropriation Act.

Justice Abdul Kafarati granted leave in a suit filed by the campaign, represented by one of its members, the Center for Social Justice (CSJ), seeking an order of mandamus to compel the Ministry to give it details of the statutory transfers in the 2013 Appropriation Act, particularly the details of the transfers to the National Judicial Council (NJC), Niger-Delta Development Commission (NDDC), the Universal Basic Education (UBE), the National Assembly, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)...CONTINUE: http://crimefacts.org/press-release-court-grants-group-leave-to-sue-ministry-of-finance-over-undisclosed-statutory-transfers/