Senate has invited Julius Berger Plc. over the additional N9 billion sought for the completion of the construction of Vice President Namadi Sambo’s official residence. Chairman of the Federal Character Committee (FCT), Senator Smart Adeyemi, disclosed the to newsmen in Abuja yesterday.

According to him, the committee will invite Julius Berger to explain the matter at a public hearing scheduled to hold in January. Adeyemi noted that though his committee could neither arrest nor prosecute anyone found culpable of inadequacies and corruption, it is the responsibility of the executive and Nigerians to decide whether the project should be stopped or more funds be appropriated by the National Assembly.

He said: “Our own job as legislators, especially when we go out for oversight functions, is to expose all inadequacies. It is for the media, the civil society and the executive to take it from where we have stopped.” “We do not have the power to compel anybody to be arrested or prosecuted.

If we expose something, it stops there. We’ve invited Julius Berger construction company, handling the project to come and justify it and we are still on this.” “We are bringing them to a Round Table. If we had not wanted it to be exposed, we would not have gone there at all or we wouldn’t have gone there with journalists. We want Nigerians to see the sincerity of what we are doing. We have made it open to Nigerians and it is for Nigerians or the executive to decide whether the project should be stopped.

But we’re inviting the construction company to meet us in January to come and justify the additional N9 billion being sought for the project,” he said.


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If i may ask, is it Sambo salary that up to that to acquire this building or from nigeria oil money N16b

for what ?? They want their own cut?
But seriously I think they are building a whole city for this Sambo of a guy.

That should serve them right, they 're not even known here.....

16 Billion Naira

That would have fixed 50% of the roads in South-Eastm

N16b is too much to build a house fø̲̣̣я̅ one man απϑ his family! No need to setup a probe panel/commitee/taskforce/private/public hearing. Its not that difficult to figure out joor

16Billion jst for a House?? Is his House a Castle decorated wif diamonds or wah?? Dt Money is Much oo!!

Awon oloshizzz

the country "nigeria" is something else what a shame
16billion for a house o! haba!! what manner of creatures are these?

Wetin concern julius berger here? Those senators are just trying to kill this case. Julius berger is like an employed company and the person that should be queried is the employer and not the employee

...becuase they JB dnt giv bribe.

Summon! Summon!! Summon!!!. . . Caveat: Anticipating prosecution at your own risk. Summon is a norm in the polity called Nigeria. Summon is a mean to give a pat on the shoulder and nod for national award

na wa oo..16b..how much dem go come build stadium?

N9B?
I hope that house will be plated im bronze!

16 billion!!!d house get stealth defence system abi,wit teleporting ability,ground to air missile,robot maids,hydrothermal energy plant,artificial lake,ground paved wit diamond,airport,seaport,stadium,golf course,olympic size swimming pool,infact underground railway system...rubish!!!ole buruku

gregtochi: for what ?? They want their own cut?
But seriously I think they are building a whole city for this Sambo of a guy.

This is outrageous building a house for this ammount for just one goverment officer!!

But remember the house is the official residence of the VP so he can't stay in it for longer than 2 terms. Unless of course they did the magic of selling it to him at 10% of the actual cost , as they did for the senate president and speaker of the reps.PDP can do anything. When they sell government property to themselves and take government money to pay for it!

That's about $100 Million for one house. Very Ridiculous.

Am not commenting on this, all I know is Nigeria is cursed, and Nigerians are fools simple

Chai we are in trouble in this country! 16B to build a house for one person and the senator summoning JB is already making excuses for them(JB).

So in their warped mind when they expose this fraudulent project that everyone already knows about they have done their part, it is left for the agencies that were appointed by this same people to arrest and prosecute who now, Sambo or JB.

How IG/sss/EFCC/ICPC wan investigate the people wey appoint them in the first place with the very potent immunity these guys enjoy is best imagined.

I laff in 16B!!!

I WONDER WHAT THE COST OF THE ASO ROCK ITSELF ,INFACT THIS COUNTRY IS GOING NO WHERE ..

And whr is Sambo staying all this time? And what happen to the one Atiku and GEJ leaved when in office? These PDP morons are just here to milk us dry.....

How much did his Great Grandfather work for.... 16 billion Oloshi ni awon people yi sha.....

Terrible leaders! building a house for one man fr 16billion? The money dat cud change d future of over 100 million poverty wrecked Nigerians.

Arm robbers in power. And when you see that ediot of a Sambo in the mosque praying you will think he is godly. Barawo banza!

16Bn or 16Cracy ds craciness get wings at nigeria leaders

Okija_juju:

1B is too much to build a house sef, but I tell you the house would probably cost about 1B and the rest pocketed by Sambo. He probably use another 3-4B to settle some ther people and the rest is his.

Think about it, its impossible using all that money to build a house.

omarky: And whr is Sambo staying all this time? And what happen to the one Atiku and GEJ leaved when in office? These PDP morons are just here to milk us dry.....

Before 1991 the President's Abuja residence was Aguda House. After 1991 Aguda House became the Vice President's residence.

The government decided to build another residence for the vice president and convert Aguda House to a presidential guest house.

Yar'Adua's government then gave the vice president's residence to the chief justice. They Vice President stayed at Aguda House.

Now the government wants to build a new residence for the vice president and convert Aguda House into a guest house again.

What are dey trying to tell us?only a fool won't know d game plan.so they mean if jullus berger could defend the N9bn(which it will,for sure),the money wud be granted.I laugh while wearing a frown

See pictures of Aguda House, the Aso Rock Villa and State House Marina on this thread.
https://www.nairaland.com/951565/aso-rock-belongs-nigerians...in-democracy

When I say being born a Nigerian is like a curse or plague, some say I'm a pessimist.

Please tell me a country in the world where N16 billion of government money is used to build a house for just one man whereas many people struggle to survive, struggle to have three square meals, have no good road or electricity, have no jobs.

Julius Berger obviously want to get their own share of the national cake