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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Tajudeen Abbas over \u201cthe failure to disclose, clarify and explain the details of N344.85 billion National Assembly budget, and the rationale for several budget items, such as the N6 billion budgeted for two car parks.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\nMr Akpabio and Mr Abbas are sued for themselves and on behalf of all members of the National Assembly.<\/p>\n

In the suit number FHC\/ABJ\/CS\/178\/2024 filed last Friday at the Federal High Court, Abuja, SERAP is seeking: \u201can order of mandamus to direct and compel Mr Akpabio and Mr Abbas to disclose, clarify and explain details of the N344.85 billion National Assembly budget in the Appropriation Act 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n

SERAP is seeking: \u201can order of mandamus to direct and compel Mr Akpabio and Mr Abbas to disclose, clarify and explain the details of the N8.5 billion budgeted for \u2018National Assembly liabilities\u2019 in the Appropriation Act 2024 and the nature of any such liabilities and how and why they have been incurred.\u201d<\/p>\n

SERAP is also seeking: \u201can order of mandamus to direct and compel Mr Akpabio and Mr Abbas to disclose, clarify and explain details of the proposed spending of the N3 billion for the \u2018Senate Car Park\u2019 and N3 billion for the House of Representatives Car Park in the Appropriation Act 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the suit, SERAP is arguing that: \u201cDetails of spending of public funds by the National Assembly have been mostly shrouded in secrecy. Nigerians have the right to know the details of the budget by the lawmakers, and the rationale for the budget.\u201d<\/p>\n

SERAP is also arguing that, \u201cDisclosing, clarifying and explaining the details of the proposed spending of the National Assembly budget would allow Nigerians to scrutinise it, and to monitor the spending of the budget to ensure that the money is not mismanaged, diverted or stolen.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to SERAP, \u201cOpacity in the spending of the N344.85 billion National Assembly budget would have negative impacts on the fundamental interests of the citizens and the public interest.\u201d<\/p>\n

SERAP is also arguing that, \u201cThe National Assembly ought to be more responsible to the public interest and more responsive to it. The National Assembly has a constitutional responsibility to combat waste and abuse in its own spending if it is to effectively exercise its oversight functions and hold the government to account.\u201d<\/p>\n

SERAP said, \u201cTransparency and accountability in public administration is an essential element of democracy. Transparency in the spending of the National Assembly budget would give the public a tool to hold the lawmakers accountable. It would protect Nigerians from any potential abuses of governmental or legislative power that may exist.\u201d<\/p>\n

The suit filed on behalf of SERAP by its lawyers, Kolawole Oluwadare and Andrew Nwankwo, read in part: \u201cIt is in the public interest and the interest of justice to grant this application. Nigerians are entitled to their constitutionally and internationally recognized human right to information.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe public interest in obtaining the information sought outweighs any other interests. The oversight afforded by public access to such details would serve as an important check on the activities of the lawmakers, and help to prevent abuses of the public trust.<\/p>\n

\u201cDisclosing, clarifying and explaining details of the spending of the National Assembly budget would improve public trust, and allow Nigerians to track and monitor the spending, and to assess if the items on the budget are justified, as well as to hold lawmakers to account in cases of mismanagement and corruption.<\/p>\n

\u201cDisclosing, clarifying and explaining the details of the proposed spending of the N344.85 billion National Assembly budget would also ensure that lawmakers are answerable to the people for the performance of their duties.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe effective operation of representative democracy depends on the people being able to scrutinise, discuss and contribute to government decision making, including on the spending of the National Assembly budget.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Nigerian Constitution, 1999 [as amended], Freedom of Information Act, and the country\u2019s anti-corruption and human rights obligations rest on the principle that citizens should have access to information regarding their lawmakers\u2019 activities and spending.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy the combined reading of the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution, the Freedom of Information Act, and the African Charter on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights, there are transparency obligations imposed on the National Assembly to disclose, explain and clarify the rationale for several items in the budget.<\/p>\n

\u201cNigerians have a right to scrutinize how their lawmakers spend their tax money and commonwealth, especially given the precarious economic realities in the country and the impact of the removal of fuel subsidy on vulnerable Nigerians.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe National Assembly increased its own allocation in the 2024 budget to N344.48bn. The new budgetary allocation to the National Assembly is over 70 percent of the N197bn proposed by President Bola Tinubu for the lawmakers in the budget proposal submitted to the National Assembly.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe N344.48bn National Assembly budget, which is an increase of about N147bn, is reportedly the highest-ever budgetary allocation to the National Assembly.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe items contained in the N344.48bn National Assembly budget include: National Assembly Office \u2013 Senate \u2013 N49.1bn; House of Representatives \u2013 N78.6bn; National Assembly Service Commission \u2013 N12.3bn; Legislative Aides \u2013 N20.3bn; NILDS \u2013 N9.09bn; Service-wide votes \u2013 N15.1bn; Senate Appropriation Committee\u2013 N200m.<\/p>\n

\u201cOther budget items include: House Appropriation Committee \u2013 N200 million; Public Account committees of Senate and House \u2013 N280.7 million National Assembly Library Take Off Grant \u2013 N12.1 billion; National Assembly building (ongoing) \u2013 N4.2 billion; and National Assembly Liabilities \u2013 N8.5 billion.<\/p>\n

\u201cOther items include: National Assembly E-Library \u2013 N225 million; Constitution Review \u2013 N1 billion; and Completion of NILDS HQ \u2013 N4.5 billion; Construction of NASC Building \u2013 N10 billion; Office of Clerks and Permanent Secretaries \u2013 N1.2 billion; and Alternative Power System \u2013 N4 billion.\u201d
\n\u201cOther items in the National Assembly budget include: National Assembly Zonal Offices \u2013 N3bn; Senate Car Park \u2013 N3 billion; House of Representatives Car Park -N3 billion; and Furnishing of committee rooms (Senate) -N2.7 billion; Furnishing of committee rooms (House) \u2013 N3 billion; Design, Construction, Furnishing and Equipping of National Assembly Ultramodern Printing Press \u2013 N3 billion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are also other items in the budget: Design, Construction, Furnishing and Equipping of the National Assembly Budget and Research Office (NABRO) \u2013 N4 billion; National Assembly Hospital Project \u2013 N15 billion.<\/p>\n

\u201cOther items are: National Assembly Recreation Centre \u2013 N4 billion; Procurement of Books for the National Assembly Library \u2013 N3 billion; and National Assembly Pension Board (Take-Off Grant) \u2013 N2.5 billion.\u201d<\/p>\n

No date has been fixed for the hearing of the suit.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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