Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, to the National Assembly budget of N228.1 billion which it described as “outrageous”.
It also called on the leadership of the federal legislature to cut the N30.17 billion severance payments and inauguration costs for members (the highest ever).
SERAP urged them to “propose a refresh budget for the National Assembly that would reflect the current economic realities in the country, address the debt crisis, and prevent retrogressive economic measures.”
