National Assembly: Senate Insists N37bn Earmarked For Renovation Justified - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 31, 2019
The Senate spokesman and Chairman of the Committee on Mediaand Public Affairs, Godiya Akwashiki, who expressed surprise at the Courtaction initiated against the legislature by the Socio-Economic Right andAccountability Project, SERAP regarding the project, said the dilapidatedsituation of the National Assembly building required urgent consideration.
Akwashiki stated that the issue has nothing to do with theNational Assembly. It is all about the Federal Capital Development Authority,FCDA which built it. He also criticized the suit filed by SERAP and some groupsagainst the amount earmarked for the renovation of the Complex.
According to the Senate spokesman, no single naira from themoney will come to the National Assembly accounts, everything is going straightto the FCDA. In the past 20 years, the structure has not been renovated.