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July 8, 2019
The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered theFederal Government to publish the names and other details of contractors whoallegedly collected money and disappeared without executing awarded electricityprojects since the return to democracy in 1999.
Justice Chuka Obiozor handed down the order in asuit filed by anti-corruption advocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights andAccountability Project, SERAP against the Ministry of Power.
A statement by SERAP’s Deputy Director, KolawoleOludare quoted Justice Obiozor as ordering the full disclosure and publicationof the names of companies and the whereabouts of the contractors paid bysuccessive governments since the return of democracy in 1999 to carry outelectricity projects across the country but disappeared with the money withoutexecuting any projects.
SERAP said it filed the suit following the failureof the Ministry of Power to oblige its request for detailed information on thealleged runaway contractors.