By Favour Nnabugwu & Chris Ochayi
ABUJA: The Federal Government has allocated N6.55billion for the completion of the East-West Road project in the Niger Delta Ministry budget for 2017 fiscal proposal.

The breakdown of the funds meant for the road projects which has now been extended to sections five, covering Oron in Akwa Ibom State to Calabar in Cross River showed that the Sections 2 (2-2) Ahoada-Kaiama was allocated N2.2bn and followed closely by Section 2 (2-1) Port Harcourt-Ahoada section of the road.

Meanwhile, the combined South-South and South-East geo-political zones got N52.8 billion for road projects for the two regions, based on the Federal Ministry of Works’ budget.

What states got for road projects

The figure excludes the road projects in the Niger Delta, which are being handled by the Niger Delta Ministry, including the East-West Road.

Further breakdown shows that the South-East region got an allocation of N26bn, with Anambra State getting N13.7bn; Abia State, N1.3bn; Ebonyi Sate, N1.4bn; Enugu State, N7.5bn, while Imo State got N2.2bn.

Also, the six South-South states got N26.8bn for ongoing and new roads undertaken by the Federal Ministry of Works. The breakdown indicates that Cross River State got N3.7bn; Delta State, N4.6bn; Akwa Ibom State, N3.7bn; Bayelsa State, N2.1bn; Rivers State, N9.8bn, while Edo State got N2.96bn as allocation for road projects.

In addition, the sum of N12bn was allocated to Anambra and Delta for the construction of the 2nd Niger Bridge.

The dualisation of Kano-Maiduguri Road in Kano, Bauchi, Yobe and Borno received N14bn allocation, while Enugu, Abia and Rivers got N9bn for the construction of Enugu-Port Harcourt carriageway.

For the dualisation of Kano-Maiduguri Road, linking four states — Kano, Bauchi, Yobe and Borno, N14bn was allocated.

The Federal Government also allocated a uniform N450m to each of the six geo-political zones for general repairs of roads.

In the Niger Delta Ministry budget, others include Section III, Port Harcourt-Eket 1, N800million; Section 1, Warri-Kaiama, N700.668m; Section IV, Eket-Oron, N700m; and the newly-added Section V, Oron-Calabar, N150m, respectively.

Similarly, N15m has been allocated for consultancy for the design of electricity project at Ogbagbene, country home of former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe. Ogbagbene community is located in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State.

Other projects listed to benefit from the 2017 budget of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, are land reclamation and shore protection at Fangbu-Atissa in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, (Consultancy) N12.257m; electrification of Khana, Rivers State, N30m and consultancy for the design of Owo-Ule road in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, N30m.

The design and construction of road at Utomwen Street, off Omoragbon Agho (1km) in Benin City, Edo State is to gulp N30m, while the consultancy for design and feasibility studies of Trans-Akuku Toru Road, Rivers State got N12.323m.

Projects earmarked for execution under the budget also include the construction of Calabar-Oban-Asan-Okoroba-Ajassor road in Cross River State for N200m; construction of Mbak Atai-Ikot Ntu-Mkpeh-Oku-Iboku road project in Akwa Ibom state for N80.384m, and skill acquisition training for youth in Nkwere/Nwangele/Isu/Njaba Federal constituency, Imo State, for N20.354m.

Design and construction of Uzi-Uhabiri-Umuchime-Orioji-Ossah community road in Umuahia North Local Government of Abia State received N30m, establishment of agro processing plants in the Niger Delta states of Delta, Bayelsa, Cross River, Ondo, Imo, Rivers and Akwa Ibom got N250m.

Capacity-building and empowerment in agriculture and other value-chain in Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo, and Rivers states is to gulp N230m of the ministry’s budget.

Youth/women empowerment training in oil and gas, mobile phones assembly and maintenance (Ministry’s phone MNDA)/ other skills is to gulp N140.179m and establishment of Niger Delta fish production valley to get N100m.

S-West gets lion share

Meanwhile, the S-West region got the lion share of N205bn vote for roads.

The South-West geo-political region got the lion share of Federal Government allocation for roads in the 2017 proposed budget with N67.9billion out of the total N205billion budgeted for the rehabilitation and construction of roads in the 36 states of the country and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

From the figures in the budget proposal submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly, out of the N67.9billion, Lagos State got the highest share of N54.2 billion; Oyo State, N5.5bn; Ogun State, N1.6bn; Osun State, N574 million; Ondo State, N5.8billion; while road projects in Ekiti were allocated N250million.

The next in line to the South -West is North-Central with N46.2billion; while the North-East region got the lowest with N17.9billion, followed by North-West with N19.8billion.

According to the document, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, is the lowest beneficiary of allocations of road projects with the sum of N162m in 2017.

For states in the North Central region, Kogi State got N21.6 bn; Nasarawa received N10.8bn; Niger State received N6.4 bn; Kwara State – N3.6 bn; Benue got N3.2 bn; while Plateau State got N465m.

President Buhari’s North-West zone was allocated N19.7bn for the implementation of road projects across the seven states in the zone.

Kano State got N4.5bnn; Kaduna State got N1.97bn, while Katsina State was allocated N2bn for the dualisation of Kano-Katsina Road.

Also the sum of N2.7bn was allocated to Jigawa State; N2.7bn for Kebbi State; N1.6bn to Zamfara State, while N3.6n went to Sokoto State.

The North-East geopolitical zone got an allocation of N17.9bn for the execution of road projects. Gombe State got N80m; Taraba State, N2.4bn; Bauchi State, N3.2bn; Yobe State, N501.8m; Adamawa State got N4.3bn, while Borno State got N7.5bn.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/12/budget-2017-s-south-s-east-get-n52-8bn-road-projects/

Nice one South West got 67.9 billion...Fashola I see you

Hahaha...

Someone up there said, 'nice one'...but I bet he fully comprehend what it all means..

BeClever:
Hahaha...

Someone up there said, 'nice one'...but I bet he fully comprehend what it all means..

I do! Am a Cross Riverian. If you read through lines, you'll see that I have nothing to complain or wail about

And they expect a clap?

Smiles, and some idiots will say the yoruba people have been scammed. Meanwhile, we got the lion share in most of the ministries.

Very soon buhari would be the savior of the Easterners I guess the share wasn't bias but he should face the economy

Na today them begin disburse funds for roads? To complete am na walaha.... All those money go enter flight go Dubai.

tollyboy5:
Very soon buhari would be the savior of the Easterners I guess the share wasn't bias but he should face the economy

Over our dead body

Funnicator:
Over our dead body

Lol one cannot say na

so the southwest got more than the south east and south south combined together? no need mentioning what the north got, what does buhari gain from all these?

Cekpo34:


I do! Am a Cross Riverian. If you read through lines, you'll see that I have nothing to complain or wail about

Good for you then..

Cekpo34:


I do! Am a Cross Riverian. If you read through lines, you'll see that I have nothing to complain or wail about

who gives a fvck about this??

basilo102:

who gives a fvck about this??

Then perish off my mention

[quote author=Cekpo34 post=52383064]

I do! Am a Cross Riverian. If you read through lines, you'll see that I have nothing to complain or wail about [/quote
You are not a cross riverian and you know it, that tactics don't work any more

greenermodels:
so the southwest got more than the south east and south south combined together? no need mentioning what the north got, what does buhari gain from all these?

the sharing formular is okay. Lagos got 80% of the south west share (which it rightly deserves). besides the SE and SS has other juicy projects like the 2nd Niger bridge.

Nigeria will continue to run in circles as long as injustice continues.

Why must FG punish the people of Ekiti State?


Just a few million - that's all from FG. Fayemi should be bold as Amaechi to help his State draw from the federal purse. His second term is still an achievable vision..

Cekpo34:


I do! Am a Cross Riverian. If you read through lines, you'll see that I have nothing to complain or wail about

what makes u think we believe ur lies, Yoruba youth suffering and smiling

Cekpo34:


I do! Am a Cross Riverian. If you read through lines, you'll see that I have nothing to complain or wail about

what makes u think we believe ur lies, Afonja youth suffering and smiling

which road projects again?

roads that GEJ has built and already commissioned? Fashola sef dey fall hands attimes

Buhari is a scammer. The SE capital budget allocation for 2016 budget was not used for anything useful for SE. Now they just quoted another money they will use to buy themselves mansions overseas.

Daplux4:


what makes u think we believe ur lies, Afonja youth suffering and smiling

Ndi amana-isong eyen Efik! 'ekpdi abiak fi, ka nto k' dia ifuo. Unam ikot

[quote author=amuwo1980 post=52399868][/quote]

Nting nno Abasi, ami ndi eyen Efik... Nto Akpabuyo

Anambra repping the SE..

Any Evil man or woman that will try to divert the money for any of this roads will just die mysteriously

This is the breakdown of the 2016 budget for the various states in the different regions

South -South
Cross River state got N10.75 billion (30.46 %);
Delta State got N7.55 billion (21.38 %);
Akwa Ibom State got N1.92 billion (5.45 %);
Bayelsa State got N3.21 billion (9.08 %)
River state got N7.29 billion (20.66 %)
Edo State got N4.58 billion (12.98 %)

North Central & FCT
FCT N209 billion (76.99 %).
Nasarawa State N14.75 billion (5.43 %)
Kwara State- N5.19%)
Niger State N12.59 billion (4.63 %)
Plateau State got N6.63 billion (2.44 %)
Benue got N7.46 billion (2.75 %)
Kogi State got N7.25 billion (2.67 %)

North East
Gombe State got N9.70 billion (21 %)
Taraba state got N9.23 %)
Bauchi State got N9.23 billion (20 %)
Yobe State got N6.99 billion (15 %)
Adamawa state got N5.98 billion (13 %)
Borno State got N5.98 billion (12 %)

South West
Lagos State N16.14 billion (32.95 %)
Oyo State N12.28 billion (25.08 %)
Ogun State N7.95 billion (16.23 %)
Osun State N6.52 billion (13.30 %)
Ondo state N3.77 billion (7.70 %)
Ekiti State N2.32 billion (4.7 pecent)


North West
Kano State N32.14 billion (43.61 %) for 166 projects;
Kaduna State N19.82 billion (26.99 %)
Katsina State got N9.52 billion (12.92 %).
Jigawa State N3.56 billion (4.84 %)
Kebbi State N3.15 billion (4.28 %)
Zamfara State N2.53 billion for execution of 61 projects
Sokoto State N2.97 billion (4.04 %)

South East
Enugu State N10.15 billion (35.98 %)
Abia State N6.93 billion (24.55 %)
Ebonyi state N4.63 billion (16.41 %)
Imo State got N3.49 billion (12.36 %)
Anambra State N3.02 billion (10.20 %)

South-East region got an allocation of N26bn,

Anambra State getting N13.7bn;

Abia State, N1.3bn;

Ebonyi Sate, N1.4bn;

Enugu State, N7.5bn,

Imo State got N2.2bn.

South-South states got N26.8bn for ongoing and new roads undertaken by the Federal Ministry of Works.
Cross River State got N3.7bn;

Delta State, N4.6bn;

Akwa Ibom State, N3.7bn;

Bayelsa State, N2.1bn;

Rivers State, N9.8bn,

Edo State got N2.96bn

In addition, the sum of N12bn was allocated to Anambra and Delta for the construction of the 2nd Niger Bridge

South-West gets lion share of N67.9billion out of N205bn vote

Lagos State got the highest share of N54.2 billion;

Oyo State, N5.5bn;

Ogun State, N1.6bn;

Osun State, N574 million;

Ondo State, N5.8billion;

Ekiti were allocated N250million.

The next in line to the South -West is North-Central with N46.2billion,

Kogi State got N21.6 bn;
Nasarawa received N10.8bn;
Niger State received N6.4 bn;
Kwara State – N3.6 bn;
Benue got N3.2 bn; while
Plateau State got N465m.

while the North-East region got the lowest with N17.9billion
Gombe State got N80m;
Taraba State, N2.4bn;
Bauchi State, N3.2bn;
Yobe State, N501.8m;
Adamawa State got N4.3bn,
while Borno State got N7.5bn.

followed by North-West with N19.8billion
Kano State got N4.5bnn;
Kaduna State got N1.97bn,
Katsina State was N2bn for the dualisation of Kano-Katsina Road.

Jigawa N2.7bn;
Kebbi state N2.7bn;
Zamfara state N1.6bn
while Sokoto state N3.6n


According to the document, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, is the lowest beneficiary of allocations of road projects with the sum of N162million in 2017

Also observe that Anambra and enugu states alone got more than what the seven states of the north-west got and almost what the south-south states got

Anambra State getting N13.7bn;

Enugu State, N7.5bn

VS

Kano State got N4.5bnn;

Kaduna State got N1.97bn,

Katsina State was N2bn for the dualisation of Kano-Katsina Road.

Jigawa N2.7bn;

Kebbi state N2.7bn;

Zamfara state N1.6bn

while Sokoto state N3.6n


VS

Delta State, N4.6bn;

Akwa Ibom State, N3.7bn;

Bayelsa State, N2.1bn;

Rivers State, N9.8bn,

Cekpo34:
Nice one South West got 67.9 billion...Fashola I see you

They will come fo your head oo.

DaudaAbu:
Also observe that Anambra and enugu states alone got more than what the seven states of the north-west got and almost what the south-south states got

Anambra State getting N13.7bn;

Enugu State, N7.5bn

VS

Kano State got N4.5bnn;

Kaduna State got N1.97bn,

Katsina State was N2bn for the dualisation of Kano-Katsina Road.

Jigawa N2.7bn;

Kebbi state N2.7bn;

Zamfara state N1.6bn

while Sokoto state N3.6n


VS

Delta State, N4.6bn;

Akwa Ibom State, N3.7bn;

Bayelsa State, N2.1bn;

Rivers State, N9.8bn,

Anambra and Enugu are part of SE. We would rather look at what the entire SE got, in comparison to what other geo political zones got.
So, this your attempt at masking the injustice going on with huge allocation to SW, by isolating Anambra and Enugu that got the lion share of SE allocation is DOA.