Falana Sues Senate Over Alleged N210trn NNPCL Financial Discrepancies

Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has dragged the Nigerian Senate to court for allegedly refusing to release a report detailing alleged financial irregularities exceeding N210 trillion in the audited accounts of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
Falana, in the case before the Federal High Court in Abuja, asked the court to compel the Senate to publish the findings of its Committee on Public Accounts regarding alleged discrepancies in NNPCL’s financial records from 2017 to 2023.
The senior lawyer sought a declaration that the respondent’s refusal to furnish him with information is unlawful and a contravention of the Freedom of Information Act 2010.
He ...