The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the 36 state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, before the Federal High Court over their alleged failure to account for trillions of naira received as fuel subsidy savings.
In a statement released on Sunday, SERAP disclosed that the suit followed reports indicating that state governments and the FCT administration have collected about ₦14 trillion from Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) disbursements since the removal of fuel subsidy in mid-2023.
According to the rights group, despite the sharp increase in allocations, there has been little or no corresponding improvement in access to quality healthcare, education, and other essential services for poor and vulnerable Nigerians.
The suit, marked FHC/L/MSC/1424/2025, was filed last Friday at the Federal High Court in Lagos.
SERAP is asking the court to compel the governors and the FCT minister to publicly disclose how the fuel subsidy savings were spent, including full details of projects executed with the funds and their locations, as well as completion reports where applicable.
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The organisation stressed that Nigerians have a constitutional right to know how public funds, especially proceeds from fuel subsidy removal, are being utilised by those in power.
“The principles of democracy demand transparency and accountability. Citizens are entitled to clear information on how these subsidy savings have been managed,” SERAP said.
It added that the right to information is essential to promoting openness and strengthening democratic governance, insisting that there is a strong public interest in the disclosure of how the funds have been spent so far.
As of the time of filing this report, no date has been scheduled for the hearing of the case.