ABUJA — Civil rights advocacy organization, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has instituted legal proceedings against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its alleged inability to account for ₦126.46 billion in public operational funds.
The lawsuit, designated suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/2507/2026, was filed at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja following revelations documented in the 2023 financial audit published by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation.
In a public declaration issued on Sunday, October 18, 2026, by SERAP Deputy Director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organization confirmed it is praying the court for an order of mandamus directing the nation’s electoral umpire to publish full documentary accounts detailing how funds allocated for election logistics, technical equipment, and operational vehicles were spent.
“Citizens have a fundamental constitutional right to know whether contracted goods and services were genuinely supplied, whether government payments reflected actual deliveries, and whether procurement rules were deliberately bypassed,” Oluwadare stated in the court declaration.
The advocacy group argued that audit observations flagged massive financial disbursements carried out without statutory Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) clearances, including procurement deals allegedly tied to unverified vendors.
“Publishing payment details, beneficiary registers, and contractor identities is critical to restoring public trust ahead of future general elections,” the statement added.
The court is yet to fix an official date to hear the suit.
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