Account for ₦18.6bn NASS funds, SERAP urges Akpabio, Abbas

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53% : The group added that accounting for the allegedly missing funds and publishing the details of the contractor would restore public confidence and demonstrate the Assembly's commitment to transparency, accountability, and the rule of law.
45% : There was also no 'Bureau of Public Procurement' Certificate of 'No Objection' "The Auditor-General fears the N18.6 billion of public funds budgeted for 'the construction of the Commission's Office Complex and the conversion of the roof garden to office space' may be missing.
39% : " The group said the allegations suggest grave violations of the public trust, the Nigerian Constitution and national and international anticorruption obligations.
37% : The group is also demanding explanations for alleged multiple breaches of the Procurement Act, including the absence of a needs assessment, lack of public advertisement and bidding, and the absence of a Bureau of Public Procurement certificate of "no objection" or Federal Executive Council approval.
36% : The organisation added that the National Assembly can only credibly exercise oversight and anti-corruption duties if it demonstrates "exemplary leadership" by probing the allegations.

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