The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called on Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas to immediately refer allegations of the diversion and non-accounting of more than ₦6.3bn in constituency project funds to anti-corruption agencies for investigation.
The advocacy group also urged the leadership of the National Assembly to ensure the prosecution of anyone found culpable where sufficient evidence exists, while insisting that all misappropriated public funds be recovered and remitted to the Federal Government’s treasury.
SERAP made the demand in a letter dated June 27, 2026, signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, citing findings contained in the Auditor-General of the Federation’s 2022 Annual Report published on September 9, 2025.
In a statement released on Sunday, the organisation disclosed that it had given the National Assembly seven days to act on its recommendations or face legal action.
According to SERAP, the legislature should also disclose the identities of contractors, companies, shareholders and beneficial owners allegedly linked to constituency projects for which funds were released but the projects were either abandoned or never executed.
“We would appreciate it if the recommended measures are implemented within seven days of the receipt or publication of this letter. Should there be no response within the stipulated period, SERAP will institute appropriate legal proceedings in the public interest,” the letter stated.
The organisation said the allegations involve several Ministries, Departments and Agencies, including the Environmental Health Registration Council of Nigeria, the Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Vom, the Federal Polytechnic, Ukana, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and the National Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies.
According to SERAP, the Auditor-General’s report identified numerous cases of payments into private bank accounts, contracts allegedly awarded without due process, payments for projects not executed, undocumented expenditures, contract inflation, procurement violations and failure to account for public funds.
The report, it added, recommended the recovery of the affected funds and their remittance into the government’s treasury.
SERAP alleged that EHORECON made questionable payments exceeding ₦1.8bn from constituency project funds, including over ₦22.9m allegedly transferred into the personal accounts of some staff members without evidence showing how the money was utilised.
The organisation also alleged that the council awarded consultancy contracts worth over ₦12m for the design and supervision of projects in Kebbi, Jigawa and Abuja, despite reports indicating that the expected deliverables could not be located.
The Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Vom, was also accused of paying more than ₦279.7m to contractors for youth and women empowerment programmes without supporting documentation.
According to SERAP, the institution also allegedly disbursed another ₦279.7m as mobilisation fees without proper records and paid over ₦629m to contractors without evidence of due procurement procedures.
The group further alleged that the Auditor-General uncovered multiple financial irregularities involving the Federal Polytechnic, Ukana, including mobilisation payments exceeding ₦407m without supporting documents, over ₦399m allegedly paid to unqualified contractors, contract inflation of more than ₦192m and several payments for projects said to have been poorly executed or not executed at all.
It also accused NAPTIP of awarding contracts worth over ₦21.8m in violation of procurement rules and making undocumented payments exceeding ₦176.8m for consultancy and logistics services, alongside payments for projects allegedly not executed.
SERAP further claimed that NILDS failed to submit audited financial statements covering 2012 to 2022, did not remit over ₦15m in stamp duties and spent ₦1.6m without the approval of the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation.
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The organisation maintained that the alleged financial infractions, if established, would amount to violations of the Constitution, the Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007 and the Public Procurement Act 2007.
It stressed that corruption involving constituency projects deprives Nigerians, particularly vulnerable citizens, of essential public services and development, urging the National Assembly to demonstrate accountability by ensuring a thorough investigation into the allegations.
