The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to disclose the exact amount of monthly running costs allocated to members of the National Assembly.
The organisation also requested that the leaders provide an account of the spending details of any such running costs.
These demands are contained in a statement dated 17th August 2024, signed by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare.
SERAP’s request follows recent controversy surrounding the ‘jumbo pay’ received by each senator.
In the statement, SERAP explained that its request was intended to “promptly end the alleged practice by the National Assembly of fixing its salaries, allowances, and running costs, in conformity with the Nigerian Constitution 1999 (as amended) and the country’s international obligations.
SERAP advised the NASS leaders to also put an end to the “alleged practice of paying running costs into the personal accounts of lawmakers,” and added that any “alleged misuse or mismanagement of the running costs” should be reported to the appropriate anti-corruption agencies for investigation and prosecution.
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