almajiri101:


Were SE lawmakers aware of the Enugu Terminal budget reduction? Why some lawmakers are now agitating for more goodies from the injections?

Furthermore, it was claimed that the provision for Construction of the Terminal Building at Enugu Airport was cut from 2 billion Naira to 500 million Naira and that this will further delay the completion of this critical project. However, for the avoidance of doubt, it is necessary to again clarify that during the budget defense and oversight processes, the National Assembly discovered that out of the N2billion contract for the Enugu Terminal Building, N1.7billion had already been paid to the contractor. And what is left to complete this project is justN300million. Hence, the National Assembly approved N500million for the project — which is even N200million more than was required. We refer Nigerians to a publication in THISDAY newspaper published in April and titled “Giving Enugu Airport a Facelift” and written by the newspaper’s Aviation correspondent, Chinedu Eze, where the Minister of State (Aviation),
Mr. Hadi Sirika was quoted as saying “We just last week released N1.7billion to the contractor and hopefully also, within the shortest possible time, we will release another N300million for him so that they can quickly finish the airport terminal. This will bring the airport to its desired standard.”

Danobb:

I don't think u read d statement National Assembly posted....u just saw d headline if not u won't be saying thrash..pls go bck t school

clarocuzioo:
Addressing the issue of the Second Niger Bridge project, apart from early works, as of today, there is no existing contract for the Second Niger Bridge in spite of frequent requests from the National Assembly. The N900million reduced from the N10billion proposed by the Executive was deployed to fund ancillary roads that connect to the Bridge. It should again be noted that the N12.5billion and the N7.5billion appropriated for the Second Niger Bridge in the 2016 and 2017 budget by the National Assembly were never utilized for the project.

For those that have been ranting up and down here about this administration completing the second Niger bridge, I hope you will agree with me now that your ignorance and sycophancy has been well exposed by this insight from the NASS.

This is a detailed, comprehensive and insightful explanation by the nass on the 2018 budget, we require the executive to come up with such detailed, insightful and comprehensive account of what transpired so Nigerians can place a logical judgement, we will appreciate it from the executives if it is speedly do e.

deomelo:

Respond to issues raised here like non performance raised by NASS against buhari's govt e.g 2nd niger bridge, budget padding e.g enugu Airport .
Did they mention GEJ? People like you are the ones deceiving the illitrate that things are OK when actually reverse is the case...



Nigeria is basically a salary only country since the FG eats nearly the whole of the National budget with almost nothing for the rest of Nigeria and Capital projects and whatever they budget for capital projects us still subject to padding and corruption.

Under GEJ, they budget little or nothing for capital projects hence lack of progress or any meaningful infrastructures from roads to bridges, hospitals, schools, healthcare and so on.


The current government is trying to rectify the situation with more funds for Capital projects, but the forces of evil, greed, and corruption are still at work and they are making sure nothing changes.

We have no business running the kind of system of government we are running today, it's too expensive and corrupt, it's a self-interest form of government full of national parasites and unpatriotic elements.


We should as a matter of urgency scrap this system of government and even head back to regionalism.

Otota1:
Respond to issues raised here like non performance raised by NASS against buhari's govt e.g 2nd niger bridge, budget padding e.g enugu Airport .
Did they mention GEJ? People like you are the ones deceiving the illitrate that things are OK when actually reverse is the case...

TheDEVlLHimseIf:
nass are innocent Buhari is a criminal terrorist
a Hopless bastard vagabond Useless nonentity burukutu sipping monkey gworo chewing bastard burukutu sipping gorilla
a useless good for nothing old hag
a specialist in failure
Thunder scatter Buhari Insha'Allah amin
Thunder scatter Buhari Insha'Allah amin
Thunder scatter aisha masha Allah amin

rusher14:


President Jonathan had said that a new international terminal for the Enugu Airport will cost N13 billion naira. The question is, has any funds been committed to build the international terminal. Is there any budgetary allocation for the terminal for the year 2015? The answer is negative. Therefore the Enugu Airport project is a 419.


http://www.sharpedgenews.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=755:enugu-international-airport-scam-another-419-on-the-igbo-nation&Itemid=634

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has blamed the National Assembly Committees for the slashing of budgetary allocation for the completion of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu in the 2018 Appropriation Act from N2 billion to N500 million.

https://theeagleonline.com.ng/ekweremadu-faults-national-assembly-committees-for-slashing-budget-for-enugu-airport/

anibirelawal:



Only foolish PIGS believed NASS.

Omeokachie:



Did you bother to read the report at all? if you consider it long, what about the extract that prompted you to jump into my mention?
Did you see where it clearly states that out of the N2b contract sum for the terminal that N1.7b had already been paid to the contractor?
Jonathan left office 3yrs ago and you are still dragging him into Buhari's 2018 budget.

I guess as your moniker says, you "rushed" into it without reading up. You have been noticed and will henceforth be ignored.

anibirelawal:



Only foolish PIGS believed NASS.

clarocuzioo:
Addressing the issue of the Second Niger Bridge project, apart from early works, as of today, there is no existing contract for the Second Niger Bridge in spite of frequent requests from the National Assembly. The N900million reduced from the N10billion proposed by the Executive was deployed to fund ancillary roads that connect to the Bridge. It should again be noted that the N12.5billion and the N7.5billion appropriated for the Second Niger Bridge in the 2016 and 2017 budget by the National Assembly were never utilized for the project.

For those that have been ranting up and down here about this administration completing the second Niger bridge, I hope you will agree with me now that your ignorance and sycophancy has been well exposed by this insight from the NASS.

This is a detailed, comprehensive and insightful explanation by the nass on the 2018 budget, we require the executive to come up with such detailed, insightful and comprehensive account of what transpired so Nigerians can place a logical judgement, we will appreciate it from the executives if it is speedly do e.

eph12:

Be quiet please

GMBuhari:
Really ?? Are those not state projects ??

GMBuhari:
Really ?? Are those not state projects ??

Maxymilliano:
The N139.5billion budget of the National Assembly represents less than 1.5percent of the entire N9trillion budget. Does it not make sense to use 1.5percent to protect the other 98.5percent?

eph12:

The delays by the MDAs to defend the projects, you didn't talk about

eph12:

Read the first statement of the comment I quoted.

It may be true but I hate it when people repeat the same thing without facts just for likes and shares.

I thought you or him was going to debunk the claim about the allocation to 2nd Niger bridge on the 2016 & 17 budget Or the many other statements they made, but he's throwing baseless accusations.

While they may be state projects, I think these legislators are probably thinking that they have to help themselves and their 2019 bid by delivering projects to their constituents. This may be the rational behind those so called State projects.

What we expect the presidency to do as they sign a new budget, is to tell us how the previous budget went, if there was surplus or deficit. So we can understand what happened that the allocation to the 2nd Niger bridge is being withheld

GMBuhari:
The problem is they rarely do anything with such allocations, it all ends up in their pocket , the most i have heard senators and co do for their constituency is borehole and it stops working after a few months

Even if that part is not said , it's the general assumption of everybody who has seen this happen over and over and over

GMBuhari:


Nobody raised that or i didn't read it

almajiri101:


Were SE lawmakers aware of the Enugu Terminal budget reduction? Why some lawmakers are now agitating for more goodies from the injections?