As it stands, Nigeria is poised to spend more on renovating the National Assembly complex in Abuja than it would on repairing federal roads across the country.
While the Federal Ministry of Works oversees the building of all federal roads, it is FERMA that is in charge of their repairs. Both agencies have struggled with poor funding over the years and have left hundreds of roads in the country in disrepair.government owed contractors working on federal road projects up to N306 billion.“If we had N1 trillion to spend on Nigerian roads we would be in a much better position.
The N37 billion is tucked under the capital spending of the Federal Capital Development Administration. The capital expenditure for the FCTA is ₦62.4 billion, meaning more than half the money that should addressThe Senate President, Mr Lawan, told journalists that no major renovation had been done on the National Assembly property for 20 years and many parts of the property had become dilapidated.
While monies may not have been assigned specifically for the “renovation” of the building, the National Assembly has received multiple funding for improved infrastructure since 1999.for the “construction of Phase III, Part III of the National Assembly complex and the upgrading of the assembly’s two chambers”.National Assembly budget, ₦1.25 billion was budgeted for the purchase of security equipment by the Senate.
The lower chamber also awarded ₦39 million for the replacement of public address system in its committee rooms to Dee Ex Associate Ltd.by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting in 2018 revealed that there are only four radiotherapy machines available all over Nigeria, out of which only one — at the National Hospital Abuja — is functional for cancer treatment.
All this politicians deserve the gallows and they will get it
It's so sad
The amount for renovation was debated on the floor of NA by all the members of different political parties and buhari approved it but the same people complaining will still accuse buhari of not respecting separation of powers if he didn't ascend to it
chiukwujioke Still nobody is talking of impeaching him despite his high level of ineptitude and gross violations of court orders?What a country?
Misplacement of priorities. CLUELESS_GOVERNMENT
dondekojo NASS is no longer Independent when it comes to blaming PMB. Was it the presidency that prepared and appropriated such amounts in the NASS budget?
Senator Lawal said that na phase 1. Phase 2 go be N84bn then!
They're all the same. PDP and APC legislative.
Is it the type of water they drink in Abuja that affects their decisions?😢😢😢 Sins of the fathers will definitely catch up with their children 😧😓
rubber stamp representatives
God will confuse the contractors mind
That's what you get for affidavit president
Na d country we de be day. There is God ooo
I weep for my dear country o.. we seriously don't have a govt.. is dis d next level dey are talking about.. spending borrowed money on some nonsense stuff like national assembly....
General Buhari wants a large cake? Fine, he must share it with the thieving Legislooters. Our Chief Medical Tourism Officer didn't deem it fit to award $100 Billion hospital contract to treat him and NASS members. He preferred to renovate their offices. Priorities.
Nigeria is on it way of getting better under this administration- love speech 😂
Abnormal government.
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