Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila over their failure to cut the National Assembly budget of N228.1bn, including the N30.17bn severance payments and inauguration costs for members.
The suit followed the move by the National Assembly to increase its 2023 budget from N169bn proposed by President Muhammadu Buhari to N228.1bn. The approved budget represents an increase of about N59.1bn.
