The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) over its failure to investigate an alleged abuse of office in the National Assembly regarding the amendments to the Electoral Act and tax reform laws.
In a statement posted on its official X handle on Sunday, the rights group alleged that some lawmakers improperly removed key sections on electronic transmission of election results from the Electoral Act Amendment Bill during plenary, and unlawfully altered some aspects of the tax reform bills.
In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/634/2026 filed last week at the Federal High Court in Abuja, SERAP is seeking an order of mandamus to direct and compel the CCB to probe the lawmakers linked to the allegations.
According to SERAP, the alteration in the tax reform bills resulted in differences between the laws passed by lawmakers and the gazetted copy made available to the public.
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The statement reads, “We’re also seeking an order of mandamus to direct and compel @CCBNigeria to probe the allegations that certain lawmakers and officers of the executive branch unlawfully altered some aspects of the tax reform bills, which resulted in differences between the tax laws passed by lawmakers and the gazetted copy available to the public.”
SERAP emphasised that granting the reliefs sought would help address critical concerns relating to conflict of interest, abuse of office, non-disclosure of interests, and reinforce adherence to due process.
The group added that, “It would serve to curb the erosion of the Code of Conduct for Public Officers in the exercise of legislative powers.”
“Where lawmaking is shaped by abuse of office and conflict of interest, it ceases to be a legitimate exercise of constitutional and fiduciary responsibility and becomes a legal and ethical infraction prohibited under the Code of Conduct for Public Officers,” the statement concluded.
