The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the leadership of the National Assembly to disclose all records relating to the approval of over ₦1.3 billion allocated to the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC)/Presidential Economic Advisory Council in the 2026 Appropriation Act.
In a Freedom of Information (FoI) request dated July 4, 2026, and signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP urged Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas to release certified copies of documents detailing the consideration and approval of the ₦1,302,978,784 allocation.
The organisation also called on the National Assembly to invoke its constitutional powers under Sections 88 and 89 of the 1999 Constitution to investigate the circumstances surrounding the appropriation, identify those responsible for any irregularities, and determine how funds were budgeted for what the Presidency has described as a non-existent body.
SERAP further requested records identifying the lawmakers and committees that considered the allocation, as well as the public officials who appeared before them to defend the proposal. It also sought clarification on whether the allocation originated from the Executive’s budget proposal or was introduced during the legislative appropriation process.
According to SERAP, conflicting accounts over the existence of the PFIPC raise serious concerns about the integrity of Nigeria’s budget process, legislative oversight, public financial management and accountability.
The group maintained that the National Assembly has a constitutional duty not only to approve budgets but also to rigorously scrutinise all proposed expenditures to ensure compliance with the law.
SERAP argued that Nigerians have a right to know whether public funds were appropriated for an entity that was never legally established, stressing that disclosure of the requested information would enhance transparency and allow citizens to assess whether the legislature fulfilled its constitutional oversight responsibilities.
