“The National Assembly is not going to appropriate additional N9bn (after previous allocations) for the project, especially at a period in this country when people cannot get a square meal.
“The N9bn is far more than the original cost of the project... (A total of ) N14bn to me is huge for the Vice-President’s house.... The reality is that N14bn is indefensible and that is our submission.
"In Nigeria there are still many people with empty stomach. So we have to look at budgeting in relation to the needs of the people.”
These were the position of the Chairman Senate Committee on the FCT, Smart Adeyemi while reacting to the "tragic" demand of the officials of the FCT Administration to spend addition N9bn of Nigeria's scare resources for a new house for the Vice President, Namadi Sambo.
Senator Smart and members of his committee, who visited the building site in Abuja, refused to accept explanations from FCT officials that N9bn more be sunk into the project. They said such a huge amount was unjustifiable in the face of abject poverty in the country.
The Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Development Authority, Adamu Ismail, had told the committee that the project was awarded in 2009 at a cost of N7bn.
He claimed the additional fund was needed to provide furniture, fencing, two protocol guest houses, a banquet hall and other security gadgets.
Senator Smart and members of his committee, who visited the building site in Abuja, refused to accept explanations from FCT officials that N9bn more be sunk into the project. They said such a huge amount was unjustifiable in the face of abject poverty in the country.
The Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Development Authority, Adamu Ismail, had told the committee that the project was awarded in 2009 at a cost of N7bn.
He claimed the additional fund was needed to provide furniture, fencing, two protocol guest houses, a banquet hall and other security gadgets.
Bull shit country
ReplyDeleteJust name a country with good judicial system that will be talking of rubbish instead helping the masses to create job.Audit all the contractors on road and other projects.Then jail them and you see contractors given 1billion for such house.
ReplyDeleteGEJ is a failure.
ReplyDeleteIt is a disgrace.
ReplyDeleteIt is mournful and we mourn for our nation. They forget that we have just six feet to occupy.
ReplyDeletei reserve my comment.......dan
ReplyDeletei reserve my comment.......dan
ReplyDeleteour leaders are d problems of Nigeria. Haba hw can 1 person in d name of VP drag d country into deficit 4 just a house 4 him? And yet Jonathan claimed 2 b fighting corruption! Jonathan and his co horts shuld b sent to firing squard cos dis is more dan corruption.
ReplyDeleteNigeria was recently rated as d 37th most corupt nations in d world,dats a big lie,with dis huge sum of naira 4 Sambo's house shows dat Nigeria is d No 1 corupt nation in world n d corruptn lies in d presidential cabinet. Military! Military! Military! where u ,pls democracy is really crazy in Aso Rock,come and take over b4 d worst hapns o! No security,No developmnt just stealin,death n famine. Pius Abutu
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm! I hp boko haram dey hia n c? Infact i will bcos of dis join boko haram 4 just 1 assynmnt. just 2 blow d house. Boko Haram,i am an applicant and ready 4 dis task. Abu
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ReplyDeleteHmm i tink boko haram ar seein all dis instead of dem 2 be dealin wit all these USELESS ppl dey ar dea killin INOCENT PPL. God will punish all of u BOTH BOKO HARAM SPONSORASS.
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