The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to immediately refer allegations surrounding the alleged diversion, misapplication and disappearance of over ₦6.3 billion in constituency project funds to relevant anti-corruption agencies for investigation and possible prosecution.
The organisation also urged the leadership of the National Assembly to ensure that anyone found culpable is prosecuted where sufficient evidence exists, while all diverted or unaccounted public funds are recovered and returned to the national treasury.
SERAP further demanded the disclosure of the identities of contractors and companies, including their shareholders and beneficial owners, that received constituency project funds but allegedly failed to execute the projects.
The allegations are contained in the 2022 Annual Report of the Auditor-General for the Federation, published on September 9, 2025.
In a letter dated June 27, 2026, and signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP described the alleged diversion of the funds as a “grave violation of public trust, the Nigerian Constitution and international anti-corruption standards.”
According to the organisation, persistent corruption in constituency projects continues to undermine economic development, erode public confidence in democratic institutions and deprive citizens of essential public services.
SERAP stressed that the National Assembly must demonstrate leadership in tackling corruption by ensuring a transparent investigation into the allegations involving constituency projects approved by lawmakers.
It gave the Senate President and the Speaker seven days to act, warning that it would institute legal proceedings should they fail to respond.
The Auditor-General’s report cited several ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), including the Environmental Health Registration Council of Nigeria (EHORECON), the Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Vom, the Federal Polytechnic, Ukana, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), and the National Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS).
Among the findings were alleged payments into private bank accounts, contracts awarded without due process, payments for abandoned or non-existent projects, undocumented expenditures, inflated contracts and widespread procurement violations.
The report alleged that EHORECON paid over ₦22.9 million from constituency project funds into private accounts of staff without evidence of how the money was utilised. It also cited consultancy contracts worth more than ₦12 million for projects whose deliverables could not be traced, as well as contracts exceeding ₦404 million allegedly awarded to companies with questionable registration records.
Other allegations against the council include over ₦103 million paid for undocumented capacity-building programmes, ₦656 million reportedly spent on constituency projects without authorisation, and ₦389 million paid for abattoir projects in Kebbi State that were allegedly never executed.
The Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Vom, was accused of making several undocumented payments running into hundreds of millions of naira for youth empowerment, vocational training, medical outreach and agricultural programmes, with no evidence of procurement compliance or project execution.
Similarly, the Federal Polytechnic, Ukana, was alleged to have made questionable payments for mobilisation fees, inflated solar power contracts by over ₦192 million, paid contractors for unexecuted projects and awarded contracts without proper documentation.
The report also accused NAPTIP of awarding contracts to related companies, making undocumented payments for logistics and consultancy services, and fully paying contractors for solar lighting and classroom renovation projects that were allegedly never executed.
In the case of NILDS, the Auditor-General reported that the institute failed to submit audited financial statements for a decade, from 2012 to 2022, failed to remit more than ₦15 million in stamp duties and spent public funds without the required authorisation.
SERAP maintained that the allegations represent serious breaches of the Constitution, the Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007 and the Public Procurement Act 2007, which require transparency, accountability and competitive procurement in the management of public resources.
The organisation argued that corruption in constituency projects disproportionately affects poor and vulnerable Nigerians by limiting access to quality healthcare, education and other essential public services.
It insisted that the National Assembly, as the institution responsible for oversight of government agencies, must lead efforts to ensure accountability and restore public confidence in the management of constituency project funds.