Anger as Senate defends N70bn palliative for lawmakers
The lawmakers had said the N70bn was earmarked to support “the working conditions of National Assembly members.”
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The lawmakers had said the N70bn was earmarked to support “the working conditions of National Assembly members.”
In the current situation, we seems headed in the direction of the immediate past administration, but there is hope if the current administration can loosen itself from the apron strings of the immediate past government by eschewing the delusion itself that Nigeria belongs to the All Progressives Congress (APC), having been in power since 2015.
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Tajudeen Abbas "to drop the scandalous plan to spend N40bn on 465 exotic and bulletproof cars for members and principal officials, and N70bn as 'palliatives' for new members." SERAP urged them to "repeal |
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The leadership of Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC) and Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have kicked against