The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on Senate President Godswill Akpabio and House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas to provide a detailed account of the alleged missing ₦18.6 billion earmarked for the construction of the National Assembly Commission Office Complex.
In a letter dated 18 October 2025, signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, and made available on Sunday, October 19, SERAP cited findings from the Auditor-General of the Federation’s 2022 annual report, which revealed that the funds were paid to a “fictitious construction company.”
SERAP urged both presiding officers to “disclose the name of the alleged ‘fictitious construction company’ that reportedly collected ₦18.6bn for the construction of the National Assembly Commission Office Complex, including the names and details of the directors, shareholders and the company’s address.”
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The organisation also demanded an explanation for “the failure to follow the Procurement Act, including the failure to carry out any needs assessment before the award of the contract, to advertise the bidding, to issue a contract agreement, and to issue bidders’ quotations before the construction company was paid ₦18.6 billion.”
According to the group, the Auditor-General’s report showed that ₦11.6 billion was paid to an “unknown construction company” in August 2020, while an additional ₦6.9 billion was allegedly released in November 2023 “for the conversion of the roof garden to office space.”
“These grim allegations by the Auditor-General suggest grave violations of the public trust, the Nigerian Constitution 1999 [as amended], and national and international anticorruption obligations,” the letter stated.
SERAP warned that failure to respond within seven days would compel it to take legal action to ensure accountability and recovery of any misappropriated public funds.