SERAP Ask FG To Withdraw ‘Selective’ Looters List.

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on
Sunday called on the Federal Government to withdraw the ‘looters
list’ which was released last week.

The group, in a statement signed by its Director, Adetokunbo
Mumuni, alleged that the Federal Government’s list is selective and
therefore should immediately withdraw it and come up with a
comprehensive list.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed had on
Friday released a list of some of those who have allegedly looted
the nation’s treasury, a list which contains mostly PDP chieftains.
SERAP said this list is political and can diminish President
Muhammadu Buhari’s fight against corruption.

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“The Federal Government should immediately withdraw the clumsy,
arbitrary and selective looters’ list, released last week. The list
would seem to serve a political objective or carry out political
agenda.

“This kind of action can only diminish the government’s ability
to fight corruption, allow suspected perpetrators, whether from the
All Progressives Congress (APC) or the Peoples’ Democratic Party
(PDP)to escape justice, and ultimately, deny victims of corruption
justice and effective remedies. The authorities should withdraw the
looters’ list and come up with a comprehensive list,” the statement
read in part.

SERAP in the statement claims that allowing the published
looters’ list to stand will undermine the credibility of the
government’s corruption fight and signal to Nigerians that it is
not serious to satisfactorily address the corruption allegations
under the former President Goodluck Jonathan and involving those
close to this government.

“This politicised list comes at a time when the government is
promoting itself as a beacon of transparency and accountability,
and a model for other African countries to follow. The authorities
ought to have resisted the temptation to put out this shambolic
list and instead obeyed the spirit and the letter of Justice
Shagari judgment,” the statement read further.

SERAP said the Federal Government cannot pick and choose which
judgments it wants to obey, even if the government would step on
toes and make some politicians, whether in APC or PDP,
uncomfortable.

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on
Sunday called on the Federal Government to withdraw the ‘looters
list’ which was released last week.

The group, in a statement signed by its Director, Adetokunbo
Mumuni, alleged that the Federal Government’s list is selective and
therefore should immediately withdraw it and come up with a
comprehensive list.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed had on
Friday released a list of some of those who have allegedly looted
the nation’s treasury, a list which contains mostly PDP chieftains.
SERAP said this list is political and can diminish President
Muhammadu Buhari’s fight against corruption.

READ ALSO: Easter Sunday: El-Rufai Asks Leaders To Embrace Good
Governance

“The Federal Government should immediately withdraw the clumsy,
arbitrary and selective looters’ list, released last week. The list
would seem to serve a political objective or carry out political
agenda.

“This kind of action can only diminish the government’s ability
to fight corruption, allow suspected perpetrators, whether from the
All Progressives Congress (APC) or the Peoples’ Democratic Party
(PDP)to escape justice, and ultimately, deny victims of corruption
justice and effective remedies. The authorities should withdraw the
looters’ list and come up with a comprehensive list,” the statement
read in part.

SERAP in the statement claims that allowing the published
looters’ list to stand will undermine the credibility of the
government’s corruption fight and signal to Nigerians that it is
not serious to satisfactorily address the corruption allegations
under the former President Goodluck Jonathan and involving those
close to this government.

“This politicised list comes at a time when the government is
promoting itself as a beacon of transparency and accountability,
and a model for other African countries to follow. The authorities
ought to have resisted the temptation to put out this shambolic
list and instead obeyed the spirit and the letter of Justice
Shagari judgment,” the statement read further.

SERAP said the Federal Government cannot pick and choose which
judgments it wants to obey, even if the government would step on
toes and make some politicians, whether in APC or PDP,
uncomfortable.