On social media, I frequently read people saying that SERAP just sues the government every week but they hardly see immediate results of those lawsuits.
This reminds me of news of one of our lawsuits we shared on social media. By evening some people were asking us what the judgement was of the lawsuit. Hahaha. It’s not that immediate.
The truth is that court cases rarely end in one day. Some end in months. And then, there are cases that clearly drag on for longer than they should.
Prolonged duration of lawsuits are not always the fault of the plaintiffs who initiated the suit. In fact, many plaintiffs would prefer the judgement of the case to be given on the very day the lawsuit is filed.
For those asking what results SERAP has gotten from its frequent lawsuits, I can tell you one for free. They once uncovered a 3 billion Naira corruption through their lawsuit. Isn’t that a huge result?
Should SERAP stop public interest litigations just because the results take some time to materialize? The resounding answer from our side is a Big ‘No!’
An organization like SERAP is surely needed.