The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has rejected allegations linking him to the alleged mismanagement of ₦18.6 billion associated with the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) headquarters project.

The claim, raised by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), suggested that the Speaker had a role in the handling of funds tied to the NASC building. In response, Abbas’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Abdullahi Krishi, described the allegations as “factually incorrect and misleading.”

Krishi stated, “For the avoidance of doubt, the Speaker wishes to state unequivocally that he has no involvement, directly or indirectly, in the award, processing, supervision, or payment of any contract within the National Assembly bureaucracy or any of its agencies.”

He explained that contractual matters within the National Assembly are handled by the administrative bureaucracy, which has its own statutory leadership and procurement processes. According to Krishi, the NASC headquarters project was conceived, awarded, and executed long before the current House leadership assumed office.

The Speaker’s office urged SERAP, the media, and the public to respect the institutional separation between political leaders and administrative bodies in the National Assembly.

“Attempts to link the Speaker or the House leadership to such matters are factually incorrect and misleading,” the statement reiterated, calling for responsible reporting and cautioning civil society groups against attributing administrative decisions to political officeholders without proper verification.