Festus Keyamo
The Save Nigeria Group, human rights lawyers and political groups, on Sunday advised the National Assembly not to pass the bill canvassing immunity for the legislators.
Human rights lawyers, Messrs Fred Agbaje and Festus Keyamo, the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders and Igbo Youth Congress described the bill as “provocative”. Continue reading “SNG, lawyers fault Reps’ move for lawmakers immunity”
The Save Nigeria Group (SNG), Human Rights lawyers and political groups, on Sunday advised the National Assembly not to pass the bill canvassing immunity for the legislators.
The Human Rights lawyers, Messrs Fred Agbaje and Festus Keyamo, the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) and Igbo Youth Congress (IYC) described the bill as provocative. Continue reading “Groups, Agbaje, Keyamo, Kick Against Immunity For Lawmakers”
The Coalition against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has censured the Lagos State Government for the prosecution of 39 beggars at the Special Offences Court in Alausa, Ikeja, for soliciting alms.
The Lagos State government has claimed that the beggars constituted public nuisance and were parading themselves as disorderly persons without viable means of livelihood, thereby committing an offence under the Criminal law of Lagos State. Continue reading “CACOL CENSURES LAGOS GOVT OVER PROSECUTION OF BEGGARS”
The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has backed the call by the Chairman, Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory, Smart Adeyemi for the establishment of special anti-graft agency for corrupt politicians.
Corroborating the submissions of the legislator, the Executive Chairman of CACOL, Debo Adeniran noted that establishing another anti-graft agency that would be free from the influence of the Ministry of Justice that whittles down the power of the existing anti-graft agencies, is the only way out of the institutionalised corruption bedevilling the nation. Continue reading “CACOL BACKS SENATOR ADEYEMI ON SPECIAL ANTI-GRAFT AGENCY FOR CORRUPT POLITICIANS”
The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has berated the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN for barring political office holders in the state from granting interviews or speaking to journalists on behalf of his government.
Reacting to the news, the Executive Chairman of the Coalition, Debo Adeniran noted that the step taken by the Lagos State Government is tantamount to suppression of public information and denying the public and civil servants their fundamental human rights. Continue reading “CACOL BERATES FASHOLA SECRETIVE GOVERNMENT”
The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has berated the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice, Mr Mohammed Adoke for allegedly withholding the report of police investigation and draft charges against the embattled former Chairman of the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy, Hon. Farouk Lawan for allegedly receiving $620, 000 bribe from an oil magnate, Femi Otedola. Continue reading “DELAY IN LAWAN PROSECUTION: CACOL BERATES ADOKE”
The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL)) has condemned the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for the $1.5bn foreign loan purportedly sought by the corporation to settle unpaid fuel supply bills being owed some commodity trading houses.
Reacting to the news, the Executive Chairman of the Coalition, Debo Adeniran noted that the purported foreign loan by the NNPC is another avenue to fritter the nation’s resources into private pockets.
Continue reading “CACOL FLAYS NNPC RECKLESS BORROWING”
The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders(CACOL) has condemned President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for associating with corruption and corrupt people.
Reacting to the news of an ex-convict, Chief Olabode George vying for the party’s Board of Trustee Chairman and other candidates with questionable pedigree, the Executive Chairman of CACOL, Debo Adeniran derided the President and his party for glorifying and romancing corruption with such impunity and without recourse to morality. Continue reading “CACOL FLAYS JONATHAN AND PDP FOR ASSOCIATING WITH CORRUPT PEOPLE”
The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has berated the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice, Mr Mohammed Adoke for allegedly withholding the report of police investigation and draft charges against the embattled former Chairman of the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy, Hon. Farouk Lawan for allegedly receiving $620, 000 bribe from an oil magnate, Femi Otedola. Continue reading “DELAY IN LAWAN PROSECUTION: CACOL BERATES ADOKE”
