Explain ₦1.3bn allocation to ‘fictitious’ presidential council, SERAP tells Akpabio, Abbas

Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has asked Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to explain the allocation of more than ₦1.3 billion to a “fictitious” presidential council in the 2026 Appropriation Act.

The civic organisation also urged the leadership of the National Assembly to investigate the circumstances surrounding the allocation and disclose documents relating to its approval.

The requests are contained in a Freedom of Information letter dated July 4, 2026, and made public via a statement signed by SERAP Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, on Sunday.

The organisation called on Akpabio and Abbas to “urgently disclose certified copies of all documents relating to the consideration and approval of the allocation of over ₦1.3 billion (₦1,302,978,784) to the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC)/Presidential Economic Advisory Council in the 2026 Appropriation Act.”