The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, a seven-day ultimatum to account for ₦18.6 billion allegedly missing from funds allocated for the construction of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) Office Complex.
SERAP issued the ultimatum in a letter to the two presiding officers of the National Assembly by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, on Sunday.
The group’s letter followed fresh revelations contained in the 2022 annual report of the Auditor-General of the Federation, released on 9 September 2025, which raised serious questions about how the money was disbursed, amid allegations of inflated contracts, absence of procurement documentation, and non-compliance with financial regulations.
According to the 2022 audited report, NASC paid ₦11.6 billion to an “unknown construction company” on 11 August 2020 to construct its proposed office complex.
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