Senate President, Godswill Akpabio Meets Rock As SERAP Sues Him Over Senators Holiday Allawance

 

The statement of Senator Akpabio, Senate President of the 9th Assembly has gone viral since yesterday's plenary when the senator joking said "He has asked the Clerk of the National Assembly to Pay a token into the Senators account for holiday".

However, he withdrew the statement and said its a prayer point in their inboxes.

To follow up on the matter  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.  

“We’re 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.

 

 

Akpabio’s gaffe stirred controversy across the nation, raising questions about the legitimacy and timing of such money transfers. Nigerians have since condemned the ‘’token'' to be given to Senators saying it is both unjust and inconsiderate, particularly at a time when many Nigerians are struggling.  

 

 

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