Socio – Economic Rights and Accountability Project(SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Tajudeen Abbas over their failure to probe the allegations that lawmakers pay up to ₦3 million to sponsor or present bills, motions, and petitions at the National Assembly.
The suit followed the recent allegations by Ibrahim Auro, a member of the House of Representatives (APC, Jigawa), in a viral video recorded in Hausa that members of the National Assembly pay between ₦1 million and ₦3 million each to sponsor or present bills, motions, and petitions at the National Assembly.
In a statement yesterday by SERAP, it noted that the allegations of ‘₦3m Bribe-for-Bills’ at the National Assembly are a grave violation of the public trust and constitutional oath of office by lawmakers.
It added that lawmakers should not have to pay bribes to present motions and bills at the National Assembly, emphasizing that bribery should never have any influence in the exercise of legislative duties or running of the National Assembly.
