The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on Senate President Godswill Akpabio and House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas to account for ₦18.6 billion allegedly missing from the National Assembly Commission Office Complex project. The call, issued on Sunday and signed by SERAP Deputy Director Kolawole Oluwadare, referenced findings in the 2022 annual report by the Auditor-General of the Federation.
SERAP urged the two presiding officers to disclose the name of the “fictitious construction company” that reportedly received the funds. The organisation also requested the names of the company’s directors, shareholders, and registered address. According to SERAP, the Auditor-General’s report revealed that the contract was awarded without following due process. The group said the National Assembly failed to conduct any needs assessment, publish advertisements, or obtain bidders’ quotations before awarding the contract.
“Both contracts were reportedly awarded without any approval by the Federal Executive Council and without a Bureau of Public Procurement’s Certificate of No Objection,” the letter stated. The organisation further demanded explanations for “the inflation of the contract by ₦6.9 billion for the conversion of the roof garden to office space” and for failing to secure approval for the upward review. It said the Auditor-General’s 2022 report, published on 9 September 2025, revealed that the National Assembly Service Commission paid ₦11.6 billion to an “unknown construction company” for the project within 24 months.
The report noted that the contract was inflated by ₦6.9 billion and that the payment was made on 29 November 2023 for the roof garden conversion. It added that the Bill of Quantity for the ₦11.6 billion contract “was not priced”, and no valid agreement was issued before payment. The Auditor-General expressed fears that the ₦18.6 billion allocated for the project “may be missing” and requested full accountability for the funds.
