Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, to promptly cut their “outrageous National Assembly budget of N228.1 billion
Senate President, Ahmed Lawan and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila PHOTO:TwitterIt urged the national legislature to propose a fresh budget that would reflect current economic realities and retrogressive economic measures.
In the letter dated January 14, 2023 and signed by SERAP’s deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation observed: “It is a grave violation of public trust and constitutional oath of office for members of the National Assembly to increase their own budget at a time when some 133 million Nigerians are living in poverty.
This, the rights group said, was a travesty, especially given that Nigeria currently has over 20 million out-of-school children and half of all poor people in the country being children. “The budget should reflect national development priorities and not serve as a tool to satisfy the lifestyles of lawmakers or provide them with severance payments or parting gifts.
“The National Assembly’s budget of N228.1 billion would increase the country’s borrowing and debt crisis. Growing debt burdens and debt repayment difficulties will have negative impacts on the ability of poor and vulnerable Nigerians to enjoy basic socio-economic rights.”
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