{"id":74337,"date":"2020-06-21T18:19:59","date_gmt":"2020-06-21T17:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=74337"},"modified":"2020-06-21T18:19:59","modified_gmt":"2020-06-21T17:19:59","slug":"serap-sues-health-ministry-ncdc-over-failure-to-account-for-covid-19-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/serap-sues-health-ministry-ncdc-over-failure-to-account-for-covid-19-money\/","title":{"rendered":"SERAP sues health ministry, NCDC over &#8216;failure to account for COVID-19 money&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1670124791141559187\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<p>Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a<br \/>\nlawsuit against Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health and Dr Chikwe<br \/>\nIhekweazu, Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC),<br \/>\nover &#8220;their failure to account for the public funds and other resources<br \/>\nso far spent and used to combat the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the suit number FHC\/ABJ\/CS\/616\/2020 filed last week at the Federal<br \/>\nHigh Court, Abuja, SERAP is seeking: &#8220;an order for leave to apply for<br \/>\njudicial review and an order of mandamus to direct and compel the<br \/>\nMinister of Health and the NCDC to publish details of the funds and<br \/>\nresources from federal and state governments, and the private sector, as<br \/>\nwell as details of how the funds and resources have so far been spent<br \/>\nand used to combat COVID-19.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>SERAP is also seeking: &#8220;an order of mandamus to direct and compel the<br \/>\nFederal Government to disclose information on the exact number of tests<br \/>\nthat have been carried out for high-ranking public officials and<br \/>\npoliticians, the number of any such high-ranking public officials and<br \/>\npoliticians now in self-isolation or quarantine, as well as the exact<br \/>\nnumber of tests that have been carried out for the country&#8217;s poorest and<br \/>\nmost vulnerable people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>SERAP is arguing that: &#8220;Transparency in the use of COVID-19 money would<br \/>\nhelp to reduce the risk of corruption or opportunism, build trust and<br \/>\nengage Nigerians in the fight against coronavirus as well as safe lives.<br \/>\nTransparency and accountability are important to implementing an<br \/>\neffective response to COVID-19 and slowing the spread of the virus in<br \/>\nthe country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to SERAP: &#8220;Nigerians have the right to know the details of<br \/>\nspending of COVID-19 money, as this is essential to the fight against<br \/>\ncorruption, and will foster the development of democratic institutions<br \/>\nand the rule of law in Nigeria.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The suit followed SERAP&#8217;s Freedom of Information (FoI) requests dated 27<br \/>\nMarch 2020 to the Minister of Health and the NCDC, expressing &#8220;concern<br \/>\nthat lack of transparency in the use of the funds and resources to<br \/>\ncombat COVID-19 would lead to diversion or mismanagement of funds and<br \/>\nresources, unnecessarily cost lives, and result in serious damage to<br \/>\npublic health in the country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to SERAP: &#8220;Millions of Nigerians continue to lack access to an<br \/>\nimproved water source and to proper sanitation, thereby making them<br \/>\nvulnerable to COVID-19 and other illnesses. Yet, the Ministry of Health<br \/>\nand the NCDC have failed and\/or refused to disclose whether there is any<br \/>\ncollaborative work with the Ministry of Water Resources to provide<br \/>\nvulnerable Nigerians with safe water, sanitation, and hygienic<br \/>\nconditions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The suit filed on behalf of SERAP by its lawyers Kolawole Oluwadare,<br \/>\nAtinuke Adejuyigbe, and Opeyemi Owolabi, read in part: &#8220;The information<br \/>\nSERAP is seeking to access is permitted under the Freedom of Information<br \/>\nAct 2011 and the African Charter on Human and Peoples&#8217; Rights to which<br \/>\nNigeria is a state party.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Federal Government has a legal duty to ensure that information on<br \/>\nthe spending of COVID-19 money and resources is released to SERAP and<br \/>\nwidely published. It is not too much to ask for details of measures to<br \/>\nprotect health workers and procedures put in place to ensure that<br \/>\nCOVID-19 money is not diverted, mismanaged or stolen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Federal Government has no legally justifiable reason for refusing<br \/>\nto provide SERAP with the information requested, and therefore, this<br \/>\ncourt ought to grant SERAP the order directing and compelling the<br \/>\nFederal Government to publish details of spending of COVID-19 money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are reports of lack of transparency in the use of the funds and<br \/>\nresources being mobilised to combat coronavirus, and that authorities<br \/>\nare prioritising home testing of politicians, with some reportedly<br \/>\ntaking multiple tests. Politicians engaging in multiple tests for<br \/>\ncoronavirus have in turn slowed the number of tests for the country&#8217;s<br \/>\npoorest and most vulnerable people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The suit is in the public interest, as it bothers on issues of national<br \/>\ninterest, public welfare and interest, social justice, good governance,<br \/>\ntransparency and accountability. Obedience to the rule of law<br \/>\nparticularly by those who publicly took oath of office to protect and<br \/>\npreserve the constitution is a desideratum to good governance and<br \/>\nrespect for the rule of law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nigerians are entitled to know how the commonwealth is being utilized,<br \/>\nmanaged and administered in a democratic setting, as this positively<br \/>\ninfluences the feeling of belonging in the society. This right to know<br \/>\nwill no doubt help in promoting a transparent democracy, good governance<br \/>\nand public accountability.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>SERAP is seeking the following reliefs:<\/p>\n<p>AN ORDER granting leave to the Applicant to apply for judicial review<br \/>\nand seek an order of mandamus directing and compelling the Respondents<br \/>\nto provide and disclose the following information to the Applicant:<br \/>\nA.\u00a0 \u00a0 Details of exact funds and other resources allocated by the<br \/>\nNigerian authorities and private sector donations to the Respondents to<br \/>\nimprove Nigeria&#8217;s health facilities to combat the spread of COVID-19 in<br \/>\nNigeria;<br \/>\nB.\u00a0 \u00a0 Details of spending and planned spending of any such funds, other<br \/>\nresources and donations to combat the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria;<br \/>\nC.\u00a0 \u00a0Details of efforts made by the Second Respondent to make NCDC&#8217;s<br \/>\nwebsite functional and accessible and to publish weekly spending on<br \/>\ninitiatives by the NCDC, including on NCDC&#8217;s website;<br \/>\nD.\u00a0 \u00a0Details of processes and procedures put in place to ensure that the<br \/>\nfunds, other resources and donations allocated to combat COVID-19 are<br \/>\nnot diverted, mismanaged or stolen;<br \/>\nE.\u00a0 \u00a0 Details of measures to protect health workers and to encourage the<br \/>\ncountry&#8217;s poorest and most vulnerable people to come forward for testing<br \/>\nand to escalate testing for this group;<br \/>\nF.\u00a0 \u00a0 The exact number of tests that have been carried out for<br \/>\nhigh-ranking public officials and politicians, the number of any such<br \/>\nhigh-ranking public officials and politicians now in self-isolation or<br \/>\nquarantine, as well as the exact number of tests that have been carried<br \/>\nout for the country&#8217;s poorest and most vulnerable people<\/p>\n<p>AND for such further order(s) this Honourable Court may deem fit to make<br \/>\nin the circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>No date has been fixed for the hearing of the suit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health and Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), over&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":74338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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