A Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled that the National Assembly’s N110 billion expenditure on vehicles and support allowances for lawmakers was unlawful, declaring that the spending violated procurement laws, constitutional provisions, and principles of transparency and accountability.
Delivering judgment on May 6, 2026, Justice Yellim Bogoro held that the allocation of N40 billion for the purchase of 465 vehicles for lawmakers and N70 billion in support allowances for newly elected members of the National Assembly breached the Public Procurement Act, the Code of Conduct for Public Officers, and the lawmakers’ oath of office.
The suit, marked FHC/L/CS/1606/2023, was filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) in August 2023 against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker Tajudeen Abbas over plans to spend the funds amid widespread economic hardship in Nigeria.
Justice Bogoro described the expenditure as arbitrary, disproportionate, and inconsistent with statutory procurement standards, noting that the
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