The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila over the National Assembly’s budget.

SERAP Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, revealed this in a statement, saying the suit became necessary following their failure to cut the National Assembly budget of 228.1 billion naira and the 30.17 billion naira severance payments and inauguration costs for members.

In the suit, Defendants are President Muhammadu Buhari, the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed.

No date has been fixed for the hearing of the suit.