US EditionSERAP Drags Akpabio, Abbas to Court over Alleged ₦3m ‘Bribe-for-Bills’ Scandal
- Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas for not investigating bribery allegations totaling ₦3 million at the National Assembly.
- The lawsuit follows claims by Ibrahim Auro, a House member, who stated in a viral video that legislators pay between ₦1 million and ₦3 million to present bills.
- SERAP seeks a court order to compel Akpabio and Abbas to report these allegations to anti-corruption agencies and protect whistleblower Ibrahim Auro.
- The lawsuit argues that these bribery claims violate public trust, undermine democratic rights, and call for accountability in the National Assembly.
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SERAP Sues Akpabio, Abbas For Failing To Probe ₦3m Bribe-for-Bills Allegation
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Tajudeen Abbas over their alleged failure to investigate claims that lawmakers pay up to ₦3 million to sponsor or present bills, motions, and petitions at the National Assembly. Akpabio and Abbas were being sued in their personal capacities and on behalf of all members of the N…
SERAP drags Akpabio, Abbas to court over alleged ₦3m ‘bribe-for-bills’ scandal
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, over their alleged failure to investigate claims that lawmakers pay up to ₦3 million to present motions, bills, and petitions in the National Assembly.
SERAP sues Akpabio, Abbas over alleged N3m ‘bribe-for-bill’
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has dragged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to court over their alleged failure to investigate claims that lawmakers pay up to N3m to sponsor or present bills, motions, and petitions in the National Assembly.SERAP filed the suit marked FHC/L/CS/2214/2025 at the Federal High Court in Abuja last week, naming Akpabio and Abb…
SERAP Sues Akpabio, Abbas Over ‘Failure To Probe Alleged ₦3 Million Bribe-for-Bills scandal’ in National Assembly
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Tajudeen Abbas over “the f…
SERAP sues Akpabio, Abbas over ‘failure to probe alleged ₦3m bribe-for-bills scandal’ in National Assembly
BY JOY ADARA, Abuja Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Tajudeen Abbas over “the failure to probe the allegations that lawmakers pay up to ₦3 million to sponsor or present bills, motions, The post SERAP sues Akpabio, Abbas over ‘failure to probe alleged ₦3m bribe-for-bills scandal’ in National Assembly appeared f…
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