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Akpabio And Abbas Face Legal Action From SERAP Over Excessive Allowances
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Amid ongoing controversy, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas for their refusal to halt the unlawful practice of determining lawmakers’ allowances and running costs…….CONTINUE READING
In a statement released on Sunday, SERAP Deputy Director Kolawole Oluwadare disclosed that the case was filed last Friday at the Federal High Court in Abuja under suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1289/2024.
SERAP is seeking “an order of mandamus to direct and compel Mr. Akpabio and Mr. Abbas to disclose the exact amount of monthly running costs paid to and received by lawmakers, as well as the spending details of these funds,” the statement read.
The group argued that “the provisions of paragraph N, section 32(d) of the Third Schedule to the Nigerian Constitution (1999 as amended) make it unlawful for the National Assembly to set its own salaries, allowances, and running costs.”
This legal action follows recent allegations by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that lawmakers are fixing their salaries and allowances, in violation of the recommendations set by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).
While it was clarified that Nigeria’s 109 senators each earn a monthly salary of N1,063,860, the specific amount of allowances was not disclosed. Additionally, Kano South Senator Abdurrahman Kawu Sumaila recently claimed that senators receive N21 million monthly for running costs. Former Senator Shehu Sani stated that Sumaila’s claim supports his previous assertions about these expenses.
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