Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged Bola Tinubu “to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to immediately reverse the second increase in petrol prices in one month, pending the hearing and determination of the suit before the Federal High Court, Abuja.
”SERAP had last month filed a lawsuit against the president and NNPCL “over the failure to reverse the apparently unlawful increase in the pump price of petrol, and to probe the allegations of corruption and mismanagement in the NNPCL.
“In the open letter dated 12 October 2024 and signed by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation said,”The latest increase in petrol prices makes a mockery of the case pending before the Federal High Court, and creates a risk that the course of justice will be seriously impeded or prejudiced in this case.”
“One of the fundamental principles of the rule of law is that it applies to everyone, including presidents and CEOs of public institutions.
“It is in the public interest to keep the streams of justice clear and pure, and to maintain the authority and integrity of the court in the case.
“Allowing the Federal High Court to hear and determine the case would be entirely consistent with the letter and spirit of the Nigerian Constitution 1999 [as amended], your oath of office and oft-repeated promises to uphold the rule of law,” the statement disclosed.
