The Federal Government, on Wednesday agreed to publish the names of looters of public funds as ordered by the Federal High court in Lagos.
Malami said the FG totally agrees with the court’s ruling and will adhere, as long as it did not amount to violation of the rules of the court.
The High Court ordered the Federal Government, to immediately release to Nigerians names of high ranking public officials from whom public funds were recovered, the circumstances under which funds were recovered and the exact amount of funds recovered from each public official.
The judgment was delivered on Wednesday morning by Hon Justice Hadiza Rabiu Shagari following a Freedom of Information suit number: FHC/CS/964/2016 by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP).
The suit followed disclosure in 2016 by the Federal Government of funds recovered from some high-ranking public officials and private individuals.
In her judgment, Justice Shagari agreed with SERAP that “the Federal Government has a legally binding obligations to tell Nigerians the names of all suspected looters of the public treasury past and present.”
The court ordered government “To widely disseminate including on a dedicated website information about the names of high ranking public officials from whom public funds were recovered since May 2015.
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