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A group, the project of socio-economic rights and responsibilities (Serap), urged the president of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and the speaker of the Chamber of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to “urgently direct the accusations of investigations and the accommodations for the accommodation for the accommodations and the accommodations for the accommodations for the accommodations and the accommodations for the accommodation of feeding suspension for the feeding for the feeding for accommodations for the accommodation.

A member of the House of Representatives, the representative Ibrahim Auro, said that between 1 million N3 million is paid to present invoices, motions and petitions.

Auro accused in a viral video recorded in Hausa.

Serap asked the question for the prosecutor’s probe in an open letter dated 16 August 2025 and signed by his deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare.

The open letter read in part: “We will be grateful if the recommended measures are adopted within 7 days of the receipt and/or by the publication of this letter. If we have not felt since then, Serap will consider the appropriate legal actions to force you and the national assembly to respect our requests in the public interest.

“These accusations have exposed the way in which legislators are abusing their positions entrusted to deny the Nigerians of their democratic rights.

“Referring the accusations to the Commission for economic and financial crimes (EFCC) and independent corrupt practices and other related crimes (ICPC) for investigations and criminal actions would improve the trust of the public in the leadership capacity of the National Assembly to ensure responsibility in the exercise of the constitutional and legislative functions of the legislators.

“By exercising strong and effective leadership in this matter, the leadership of the National Assembly can demonstrate to the Nigerians that the legislative body is an adequate and responsible guard dog that represents and protects the public interest and is able to take it into account in case of corruption, including corruption.

“The accusations are also equivalent to fundamental violations of the Nigerian Constitution and the legislation on the anti -corruption of the country and to international obligations, including pursuant to the United Nations Convention against corruption to which Nigeria is a state party.

“Ibrahim Aoyo is an informant, who is protected pursuant to article 33 of the United Nations Convention against corruption to which Nigeria is a party party. Ibrahim Aoyo is an informant due to its dissemination of public interest on the alleged corruption to present motions and invoices in the national assembly.

“Serap is worried about the persistent accusations of corruption in the national assembly and the prevalent culture of the impunity of the authors.

“Guarantee the investigations on the accusations that legislators pay between ₦ 1 million and ₦ 3 million to present invoices, motions and petitions and pursuit of suspicious authors would improve transparency and responsibility in the national assembly and build confidence in democratic institutions.

“Serap observes that section 15 (5) of the Nigerian Constitution requires public institutions, including the national assembly to abolish all corrupt practices and the abuse of power.

“Nigeria has also made legally binding commitments pursuant to the United Nations Convention against corruption to prevent and combat corruption, including corruption. These commitments should be fully supported and respected.

“Ibrahim Aoyo had said that the process of presenting movements and invoices at the National Assembly is financially prohibitive. According to him,” since I was elected a member in 2015, no individual gave me a bill to pass. And also, the invoices and petitions are also paid. “

“Ibrahim Auro, he also said:” You have to pay from N3 million, N2 million or N1 million to present it. And after presenting the account, you have to follow by pressing on all 360 members of the Chamber to accept the account “. Serap fears that there may be not reported accusations of” tangents for bills “in the Senate.”

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