Tag: Constituency projects

2024 Budget: How 10th Senate’s principal officers allocated multi-billion naira constituency projects for themselves’ – Report

Aminu Imam
10th Senate's principal officers

Principal officers of Nigeria’s 10th Senate have allegedly allocated billions of naira in constituency projects to themselves in the 2024 budget, according to a published report yesterday. These projects, known as Zonal Intervention Projects (ZIP), are meant to drive local development across Nigeria’s 109 senatorial districts. The report, which revealed several projects worth billions of naira whose specific locations are unclear, disclosed that Senate President Godswill Akpabio, representing Akwa Ibom North-West, secured ?4.142 billion for his constituency. Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin also allocated substantial funds to Kano-North, his district.…

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Amidst Budget controversy, Akpabio’s constituency gets N21bn projects

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has persisted in its trend of lopsided financial allocations in the annual budget, contrary to the intended purpose of even wealth distribution. Investigations by this newspaper reveal that certain institutions and senatorial districts, with influential representatives in both the National Assembly and Executive arms of government, manipulate the national budget to their advantage. An analysis of the 2024 national budget has exposed disparities, with some senatorial districts receiving as low as N6-7 billion, while others, such as Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District, home to Senate President, Godswill…

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Constituency Projects: “Each senator got N200m; but presiding officers received more” – Ndume

Aminu Imam

Chief Whip of the 10th Senate, Ali Ndume, has said each senator was allocated N200 million for constituency projects in the 2024 Budget. Over the past few days, controversy has ensued over the 2024 budget, amid allegations of padding and project insertions. Recall that last Saturday, Abdul Ningi, who is the Senator representing Bauchi-Central, stirred controversy when he alleged that the budget was padded with the sum of N3 trillion by the Senate. Speaking in an interview during a television programme on Wednesday, Ndume said 10 senators, who are leaders, including…

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