The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) Sunday called on Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to explain the controversial allocation of over N1.3 billion to the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) and Presidential Economic Advisory Council in the 2026 Appropriation Act.
In a Freedom of Information (FoI) request dated July 4, 2026, and signed by SERAP deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation urged the National Assembly leadership to disclose certified copies of all documents relating to the approval of the N1,302,978,784 allocation and to investigate what it described as the funding of a “fictitious presidential council.”
SERAP also requested certified records identifying the National Assembly committees that considered the allocation, the lawmakers involved, and the public officials who defended the budget proposal. It further asked the leadership to clarify whether the allocation originated from the executive’s budget proposal or was introduced during the appropriation process, and whether lawmakers raised concerns about the legal status or operational mandate of the council.
SERAP said the request follows reports that the PFIPC/Presidential Economic Advisory Council received over N1.3 billion in the 2026 budget, despite the presidency’s public declaration that the body “is fictitious and was never established by the federal government.
“These conflicting accounts raise serious concerns regarding the integrity of Nigeria’s appropriations process, legislative oversight, public financial management and accountability,” the organisation said.