National-Assembly Complex, Abuja
The National Assembly has explained that no money was released for the renovation of the National Assembly complex.
Also, the lawmakers said the National Assembly and its leadership is not responsible for the maintenance and renovation of the National Assembly Complex and they have not received a sum of N37 billion or any amount for the renovation of the Complex.
This was disclosed in a statement signed on Wednesday by Senate Spokesperson, Senator Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru following the leaking of its roof after a downpour on Tuesday.
The statement partly reads: “It must be reiterated that the National Assembly Complex is a National Monument which falls under the purview of control of the Federal Capital Development Agency. In essence, the FCDA is responsible for its maintenance as well as renovation and not the Leadership of the National Assembly as being falsely bandied about”.
“The leakage witnessed at the foyer of the National Assembly yesterday justifies the apprehension of the leadership of the National Assembly and the FCDA and further underscores the need for an urgent intervention in revamping the dilapidated structures within the complex before it falls into further dilapidation with the attendant huge cost of a possible replacement”.