The Socio–Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP has approached an Abuja High Court to halt President Muhammadu Buhari from spending 26 billion naira in the 2022 presidency budget on local and foreign travels, meals and refreshments, sitting allowance, welfare package and office building.

SERAP In the suit filed last Friday, wanted an order of mandamus to compel President Buhari to trim the 26 billion naira presidency budget on local and foreign travels, meals and refreshments, and to send a supplementary appropriation bill to the National Assembly to reflect the reduction.

The Right group also required an order of mandamus to direct Buhari to publish spending details on the State House Medical Centre since May 29, 2015 to date and to redirect some of the money on travels and meals to improve public healthcare facilities across the country.

It argued that the government would continue to borrow to fund the country’s budget until there was a substantial cut to the cost of governance