The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, demanding a thorough investigation into the alleged diversion and non-accounting of over ₦6.3 billion in constituency project funds.

In a petition signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, the advocacy group warned that it would institute legal proceedings against the leadership of the National Assembly if they fail to refer these allegations to anti-corruption agencies, such as the ICPC and EFCC, for prosecution.

According to SERAP, the structural anomalies and missing funds were exposed in the Auditor-General of the Federation’s 2022 Annual Report, which was officially published on September 9, 2025. The audit report flagged multi-million naira discrepancies across several federal ministries, departments, and agencies tasked with executing grassroots constituency projects. Some of the specific institutions cited in the audit for failing to properly account for project allocations include the Environmental Health Registration Council of Nigeria (EHORECON), the Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology in Vom, the Federal Polytechnic in Udana, and the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP).

Aside from seeking the prosecution of complicit government officials and the full recovery of the diverted funds back into the public treasury, SERAP is compelling the National Assembly leadership to publicly disclose the identities of the contractors and companies involved, alongside their shareholders and beneficial owners, who allegedly collected mobilization fees but abandoned the development projects.