Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) said it would file a lawsuit against Senate President Godswill Akpabio concerning the disbursement of “holiday allowances” to senators by the Clerk to the National Assembly.
This contentious move comes at a time when almost 70 per cent of Nigerians are grappling with severe economic challenges.
In a brief statement via its official X handle, SERAP announced that it was suing the Senate President who had made the gaffe during announcement on Monday at plenary.
“We’re suing the Senate President Godswill Akpabio over the alleged payments of ‘holiday allowances’ by the Clerk to the National Assembly into the ‘various accounts’ of senators while some 137 million poor Nigerians face severe economic hardship,” SERAP stated.
Akpabio’s gaffe stirred controversy across the nation, raising questions about the legitimacy and timing of such money transfers.
Critics say that when a significant portion of the nation’s population is facing economic hardship, such allowances seem to underscore insensitivity and lack of sensibilities on the part of the lawmakers.
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