BY PATRICK MGBODO
THE Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), yesterday, said it has asked the leadership of the National Assembly to account for N18.6bn meant for the construction of the National Assembly Commission Office Complex.
SERAP, in a post made on its official X (formerly Twitter), also charged the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to disclose the name of the construction company that collected the N18.6bn for the project. The organisation’s latest demands flow from allegations reportedly documented in the latest 2022 annual report published by the Auditor-General of the Federation on September 9, 2025.
According to SERAP, ‘’Addressing the allegations would improve public confidence and trust in the ability of the National Assembly to exercise their constitutional and oversight responsibilities, and to adhere to the highest standards of integrity, transparency and accountability in the management of public funds.
‘’We’ve urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to promptly account for the missing N18.6bn meant for the construction of the National Assembly Commission Office Complex, as documented in the latest 2022 annual report by the Auditor-General of the Federation.
‘’We also urged Mr Akpabio and Mr Abbas to disclose the name of the alleged ‘fictitious construction company’ that reportedly collected N18.6bn for the construction of the National Assembly Commission Office Complex, including the names and details of the directors, shareholders and the company’s address.
‘’The grave allegations are documented in the latest 2022 annual report published by the Auditor-General of the Federation on 9 September 2025. These grim allegations by the Auditor-General suggest grave violations of the public trust, the Nigerian Constitution 1999 [as amended], and national and international anticorruption obligations.
‘’Addressing the allegations would improve public confidence and trust in the ability of the National Assembly to exercise its constitutional and oversight responsibilities, and to adhere to the highest standards of integrity, transparency and accountability in the management of public funds.
