N37B Parliament Complex Renovation: SERAP Plans Legal Action To Stop Project

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP)

An anti-corruption advocacy group, SERAP, condemned the planned renovation of the National Assembly complex with N37bn.

The group, on its official Twitter handle, @SERAPNigeria, described the planned renovation as “another white elephant,” vowing that it would file a lawsuit to stop it.

It said the planned renovation “is antithetical to the constitutional oath of office (of the lawmakers).” SERAP said, “We’re suing to stop this wasteful and illegal spending.”

A human rights organisation, Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education, on its part, said the money would have been able to alleviate the suffering of Nigerians who were confronted with untold hardships due to a nonfunctional system.

BREAKING: The plan to spend N37 billion to ‘renovate’ the National Assembly is another white elephant project. It’s antithetical to constitutional oath of office.

We’re suing to stop this wasteful and illegal spending. If you would like to join us, simply say: “add my name”.

— SERAP (@SERAPNigeria) December 18, 2019

The Executive Director of CHRICED, Ibrahim Zikirullahi, at a press conference in Abuja, said the money would have gone a long way in providing jobs for many unemployed youths.