SERAP sues Akpabio, Abbas over 'failure to clarify details of N344.85bn National Assembly budget'
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas over the failure to disclose, clarify and explain the details of National Assembly budget of three hundred and forty four point eight five billion Naira.
SERAP is also suing the leaders of the national assembly for failure to explain the rationale for several budget items, such as the six billion naira budgeted for two car parks.
Akpabio and Abbas are sued for themselves and on behalf of all members of the National Assembly.
In the suit filed on Friday at the Federal High Court, Abuja, SERAP is seeking an order of mandamus to direct and compel Akpabio and Abbas to disclose, clarify and explain details of the three hundred and forty four point eight five billion naira National Assembly budget in the Appropriation Act 2024.
The suit filed on behalf of SERAP by its lawyers, Kolawole Oluwadare and Andrew Nwankwo, urged the court to in the public interest and the interest of justice grant the application, as Nigerians are entitled to their constitutionally and internationally recognized human right to information.
No date has been fixed for the hearing of the suit.
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