Two civil society organisations, BudgIT and Public and Private Development Centre, have threatened to​ sue the National Assembly for refusing to disclose the details of its budget in compliance with the Freedom of Information Act.
The National Assembly has had a budget of N150 billion per year since 2011.
The budget of the National Assembly comes on first line charge as statutory transfer from the Federal Government’s Appropriation Act (annual budget) and therefore cannot be tampered by the Executive arm.
The Nigerian legislative arm excused its refusal to disclose its budget on the basis that it contains personal, third party related and privileged information, the BudgIT and PPDC said in statement on Tuesday.
The organisations said they had collaboratively made an FOI request, dated March 17, 2015, to the clerk of the National Assembly requesting the detailed breakdown of NASS budget of N150bn for 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014; a​s​ well as the performance report for National Assembly budget of N150bn for 2011, 2012 and 2013.
“This request was made following the long-standing secrecy around the budget of the National Assembly, the organisations said. “From 1999 to date, an estimated budgetary provision of N1.26 trillion has been made to the National Assembly, with Nigerians kept in the dark on what or how this huge sum was spent.
“On the 27th of April, a response letter, dated 23rd of March, 2015 was received from the Legal Services Department of the NASS, refusing this request, on the basis that:
“Some of the information in the National Assembly Budget for 2011-2014 is “personal, third party related and privileged and are all exempted under Sections 14 and 15 of the Freedom of Information Act, 2011 and that the other information you requested for are published and available in public libraries and cannot be applied for by virtue of Section 26 of the Freedom of Information act, 2011”
I think Nigerians out to have this information. What do they have to hide?
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“Some of the information in the National Assembly Budget for 2011-2014 is “personal, third party
related and privileged and are all exempted under
Sections 14 and 15 of the Freedom of Information
Act, 2011 and that the other information you
requested for are published and available in public
libraries and cannot be applied for by virtue of Section 26 of the Freedom of Information act,
2011”

what could be there that can't be applied for?
Before we begin to bash GEJ,let's be reminded that the National Assembly is made up of PDP and APC.

Nigeria is a waste of time

baybeeboi:

what could be there that can't be applied for?
Before we begin to bash GEJ,let's be reminded that the National Assembly is made up of PDP and APC.

there's something fishy they don't want Nigerians to know. Time will tell.

baybeeboi:

what could be there that can't be applied for?
Before we begin to bash GEJ,let's be reminded that the National Assembly is made up of PDP and APC.

PDP designed the framework for the rot we have today.