GOODLUCK JONATHAN FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT No past administration could ever have done this Even APCs Fashola up till now refused to sign the bill for Lagos state. The Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, was dragged before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos over alleged failure to release information and documents relating to spending in public schools in the state for the last 5 years. The appropriate suit has been filed by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). The group declared that in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2011, the Governor was under a binding legal obligation to provide the Plaintiff with up-to-date information, as requested in a letter dated December 1, 2013, addressed to the Governor of Lagos State. It also prayed the court for an order of mandamus to compel the Governor or his privies to rescind the suspension of anyone including principals of any of the schools mentioned above for blowing the whistle or allowing journalists to cover the decay of infrastructure across primary and secondary schools in Lagos State.
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 06:32:20 +0000
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