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OKONJO-IWEALA SUED Over Refusal To Reveal Salaries Of Political Office-Holders by LRNZH(m): 1:18pm On Jan 05, 2015


ABUJA — MINISTER of Finance, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been dragged before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, over her alleged refusal to grant access to details of salaries and emoluments that political office holders receive from the federal budget per annum.

A non-governmental organisation, Centre for Social Justice, through its lawyer, Mr. Nnajiaka Kingsley, is praying the court to issue an order of mandamus, compelling the minister to disclose the details of salaries and emoluments of civil servants as distinct from that of political office holders.

The plaintiff, in the suit filed pursuant to section 1, 20 & 21 of the Freedom of Information Act, 2011, and section 48(1) & 51 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2007, further prayed the court to declare that the action of the Minister in denying it access to the information, by ignoring an application that was made to her since February 3, 2014, without explanation as to why such details could not be made public, amounted to an infringement of the applicant’s right guaranteed and protected by section 1(1) of the FOI Act, 2011.

It told the court that the conduct of the respondent was in violation of section 4 of the FOI Act, 2011, and section 48 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2007.
Consequently, it urged the court to award N500, 000 as damages against the Finance Minister over her continued refusal to disclose the information sought from her office.

Whereas section 4 of the FOI Act provided a time line of seven days for a public institution to accede to any request for information, section 20 on the other hand prescribed 30 days for an applicant who was denied access to information, to go to court to seek for a judicial review of the action of such public institution.

The plaintiff contended that section 48(1) of the Fiscal Responsibility Act stipulated that the Federal Government should ensure that its fiscal and financial affairs are conducted in a transparent manner and accordingly, ensure full and timely disclosure and wide publication of all transactions and decisions involving revenues, expenditures and their implications for its finances.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/01/okonjo-iweala-sued-over-refusal-to-reveal-salaries-of-political-office-holders/

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Re: OKONJO-IWEALA SUED Over Refusal To Reveal Salaries Of Political Office-Holders by Nobody: 1:24pm On Jan 05, 2015
Ok
Re: OKONJO-IWEALA SUED Over Refusal To Reveal Salaries Of Political Office-Holders by omololu2020(m): 1:37pm On Jan 05, 2015
Nah so
Re: OKONJO-IWEALA SUED Over Refusal To Reveal Salaries Of Political Office-Holders by dguyindcorner(m): 1:42pm On Jan 05, 2015
You go hear great news like this but na here e go stop because Nigerians will not follow up. What a failed democracy!!!

GMB/OSINBAJO TILL 2023!!!

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Re: OKONJO-IWEALA SUED Over Refusal To Reveal Salaries Of Political Office-Holders by Nobody: 1:49pm On Jan 05, 2015
Nigerian method of corruption shee.
Re: OKONJO-IWEALA SUED Over Refusal To Reveal Salaries Of Political Office-Holders by Nobody: 1:55pm On Jan 05, 2015
It is now left for the judiciary to do the needful.

Since we have a divided judiciary, one for pdp and the other one for apc then I honestly do not expect a positive outcome.

Nigerians have the right to know how much these so called looting servants ( public servants) are paid.
Re: OKONJO-IWEALA SUED Over Refusal To Reveal Salaries Of Political Office-Holders by LRNZH(m): 2:27pm On Jan 05, 2015
byrron:
It is now left for the judiciary to do the needful.

Since we have a divided judiciary, one for pdp and the other one for apc then I honestly do not expect a positive outcome.

Nigerians have the right to know how much these so called looting servants ( public servants) are paid.

By the time the figures are released, it will be a bombshell. Sh!te will hit the fan.
Re: OKONJO-IWEALA SUED Over Refusal To Reveal Salaries Of Political Office-Holders by Nobody: 2:40pm On Jan 05, 2015
Hmmm.... ok o sad
Re: OKONJO-IWEALA SUED Over Refusal To Reveal Salaries Of Political Office-Holders by Nobody: 5:29pm On Jan 05, 2015
LRNZH:


By the time the figures are released, it will be a bombshell. Sh!te will hit the fan.

The shit is already hovering along with fan since the day I found out how much Nigerian legislooters are paid and these are pdp and apc thieves.
Re: OKONJO-IWEALA SUED Over Refusal To Reveal Salaries Of Political Office-Holders by LRNZH(m): 5:43pm On Jan 05, 2015
The poo has been hovering without impact on them.
This legal case brings along with it, strategic in timing.
Re: OKONJO-IWEALA SUED Over Refusal To Reveal Salaries Of Political Office-Holders by manny4life(m): 5:56pm On Jan 05, 2015
I thought such information is classified? Good luck Mr. Kingsley
Re: OKONJO-IWEALA SUED Over Refusal To Reveal Salaries Of Political Office-Holders by LRNZH(m): 6:14pm On Jan 05, 2015
manny4life:
I thought such information is classified? Good luck Mr. Kingsley

Are you thinking based on conjecture or on certain facts that this imformation is confidential?

If it is the latter, kindly share these facts with us.

Mind you,
The approved Salaries and Allowances of Federal Executive Office Holders as their remuneration package is contained in the 2008 Act which provides salaries and allowances of “Certain Political, Public and Judicial Office Holders” as recommended by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission.

Any salary or allowance outside the recommended package is unconstitutional, illegal as accounting officers of such organisations should be held accountable.

That's what the lawyer is attempting to reconcile. Actual vs. recommended. RMAFC even published the recommended salaries in Aug. 2013.

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