Lawsuit Accuses Lawmakers of Unconstitutionally Raising National Assembly Budget Without Representation
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SERAP and 20 Nigerians filed a lawsuit against Akpabio, Abbas, and other lawmakers for increasing the National Assembly's budget from N197bn to N344bn without re-presentation.
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The suit accuses the lawmakers of breaching separation of powers and checks and balances principles.
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The plaintiffs seek a court declaration that the lawmakers cannot unilaterally increase the National Assembly budget without re-presentation by the President.
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The suit argues allowing lawmakers to arbitrarily increase their budget undermines the Constitution, public trust, and rule of law.
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The plaintiffs request an injunction restraining the National Assembly from increasing its budget without re-presentation and compliance with constitutional provisions.