SERAP to sue Akpabio over ‘Holiday Allowances’

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has vowed to file a lawsuit against
Senate President Godswill Akpabio over the comment he made during plenary on Tuesday, August 8, that a token had been sent to the accounts of each Senator as they proceed on recess.

In a statement released on its Twitter handle, SERAP announced that it was suing the Senate President
over the comment. “Were suing the Senate President Godswill Akpabio
over the alleged payments of “holiday allowances” by the Clerk of the National Assembly into the “various
accounts” of senators while some 137 million poor Nigerians face severe economic hardship,” SERAP
stated.

Details of the lawsuit, including the petitioners and the specific charges, are yet to be disclosed.