Delivering judgment in a lawsuit filed by a civil society group, Advocacy for Societal Rights Advancement and Development Initiative, a Federal High Court in Abuja ruled on Tuesday that information about the amount of taxpayer fund suspected to have been expended on President Muhammadu Buhari’s treatment in London last year, could not be released under the Freedom of Information Act without the President’s consent.

Justice John Tsoho held that the information sought related to personal information of an elected person like Buhari, and which was exempted by Section 14(1)(b) of the FoI Act, 2011. Punch reported that he also ruled that the Central Bank of Nigeria and its Governor, Godwin Emefiele, could not be held liable for not disclosing the information, having transferred the group’s October 19, 2017 request to the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President.

According to him, the plantiff ought to have followed up on information about President Buhari's treatment with the Office of the Chief of Staff, but refused to take advantage of it, thereby depriving itself of an definite answer from the government.

The‎ name of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, was also struck out as the third defendant on the grounds that “no reasonable cause of action” was disclosed against him.  He also struck out the plaintiff’s request for damages, and further ruled that the suit was “bound to fail.”

Recall that President spent 103 days in London receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment in 2017. Alleging that the President’s overseas medical expenses were paid from the Nigerian treasury, a civil society group, Advocacy for Societal Rights Advancement and Development Initiative, had written a letter dated October 19, 2017 to the CBN requesting on the strength of the Freedom of Information Act, 2011, the details of the spending.

The group had also requested information on what it cost the country to keep the presidential aircraft and crew for 103 days at the Stansted Airport in the United Kingdom while President Buhari’s medical treatment lasted. When the CBN bank failed to yield to its demands, the group filed a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1142/2017 before the Federal High Court in Abuja, praying for an order compelling the apex bank to release the information sought.

https://lailasnews.com/information-on-buharis-london-treatment-cant-be-released-without-his-consent-court/

Lalasticlala

Apc is playing hide and seek game with Nigerians. Buhari has never been transparent in his life.

Wailers , ask any President for record even if you involve UN the answer will always be no

why

this is more of an issue of integrity...


if pmb & his bunch of yapping lap dogs were not bombarding the senses of Nigerians of how pmb has 'integrity', then there won't be much hullabaloo about the matter.


but when the man keeps shouting integrity & transparency, shouldn't charity begin at home?


pmb has always been a 'do as I say ruler rather than a do as I do leader'...

First nnpc


Then this


Buhari is a now a private citizen


Shitholian republic

The judge have been threatened.

stane007:

Justice John Tsoho held that the information sought related to personal information of an elected person like Buhari, and which was exempted by Section 14(1)(b) of the FoI Act, 2011.

Wrong, when you spend public money, it is no longer a personal information, if you want privacy you must spend your own moeny.

Okay

Corrupt Judiciary

Hmmm.... London London.






Perfect Money/Payeer/Epay/Neteller/Skrill: ItuGlobal

With. Buhari cousin as inec chairman nigerians your voters card is useless trust me

Nigerians don't read. the court said they said they should go through right channel and not through the central bank

k

Another blow for the wailers!
This Buhari na God sent.
No amount of conspiracy will work against him.
Wailers should give up abeg.
2023 is assured by God's grace.

Lol

DaBullIT:
Wailers , ask any President for record even if you involve UN the answer will always be no

Who is doing comparison here?
We removed jonathan and put in buhari because he was shouting change not knowing it was for the worst.
Foolish zombie

See as he sit for that picture ���

Keep it now, while you can.

When he fails 2019 elections, it will become public knowledge.

Really?

And he is being treated on the people's funds for an unknown ailment!

We should have the option of elected officials paying out of pocket for any ailment they are uncomfortable disclosing. That would fit into personal matter and not when the people are footing the bill.

So, they have started this fake message again.......
hmmmmmmmmmmmm

John Tsoho?
not expecting otherwise.

He's a public servant who treats himself with public fund. Surely we deserve to know what sort of sickness he suffers from.

It's clear that Buhari has HIV.

another sign of corruption

stane007:
Delivering judgment in a lawsuit filed by a civil society group, Advocacy for Societal Rights Advancement and Development Initiative, a Federal High Court in Abuja ruled on Tuesday that information about the amount of taxpayer fund suspected to have been expended on President Muhammadu Buhari’s treatment in London last year, could not be released under the Freedom of Information Act without the President’s consent.

Justice John Tsoho held that the information sought related to personal information of an elected person like Buhari, and which was exempted by Section 14(1)(b) of the FoI Act, 2011. Punch reported that he also ruled that the Central Bank of Nigeria and its Governor, Godwin Emefiele, could not be held liable for not disclosing the information, having transferred the group’s October 19, 2017 request to the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President.

According to him, the plantiff ought to have followed up on information about President Buhari's treatment with the Office of the Chief of Staff, but refused to take advantage of it, thereby depriving itself of an definite answer from the government.

The‎ name of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, was also struck out as the third defendant on the grounds that “no reasonable cause of action” was disclosed against him.  He also struck out the plaintiff’s request for damages, and further ruled that the suit was “bound to fail.”

Recall that President spent 103 days in London receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment in 2017. Alleging that the President’s overseas medical expenses were paid from the Nigerian treasury, a civil society group, Advocacy for Societal Rights Advancement and Development Initiative, had written a letter dated October 19, 2017 to the CBN requesting on the strength of the Freedom of Information Act, 2011, the details of the spending.

The group had also requested information on what it cost the country to keep the presidential aircraft and crew for 103 days at the Stansted Airport in the United Kingdom while President Buhari’s medical treatment lasted. When the CBN bank failed to yield to its demands, the group filed a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1142/2017 before the Federal High Court in Abuja, praying for an order compelling the apex bank to release the information sought.

https://lailasnews.com/information-on-buharis-london-treatment-cant-be-released-without-his-consent-court/

Lalasticlala

Tsoho again!!!