Works ministry executed no capital project in 2017, says Fashola


Minister of Power , Works and Housing , Babatunde Fashola (SAN ), has said the works ministry was not able to implement capital projects in 2017.



Fashola said this on Wednesday when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Works to defend 2018 budget proposed by his ministry.



A member of the committee , Senator Barnabas Gemade had asked why the ministry (Works ) had zero performance of capital projects in 2017.


The minister , however , blamed it on the late passage of the 2017 budget .



Fashola said , “ The 2017 budget was passed in June. The procurement law requires a procurement plan which took till September. In following this law, the first release was in August. Most of the projects were going through procurement formalities such as tax identity , contract terms , even construction companies went on holidays . So , there were so many things.”



Chairman of the committee , Senator Kabiru Gaya , then asked about the amount of projects that were not procured in 2017 since there was a rollover of projects from 2016.



Fashola was unable to respond to the question , stating that even the Director of Planning in the ministry could not give a definite answer. He , however , pleaded with the committee to bring a detailed report later .



The minister said , “ It is a tough task . We may be allowed to submit those details . The ending solution , which has not been found favourable , is that once you appropriate for a project in a particular budget , it should not be lined up in another year .”



Fashola said the country could not finance new projects every year due to its enormous nature.



He added , “ Most of these roads are between 50km and 100 km . In your states , 5 km (road ) takes 24 months . Then if we have more in a budget , we cannot finish them . It is not what we want. Our resources are not increasing in an exponential manner, compared to our projects.”



The committee then resolved that the projects in 2017, which were not procured, should be rolled over into the 2018 budget and re - presented in the report in a week .

Paperwhite:
And yet monies were appropriated So where is the budgetary provisions? Government of professional scammers.
Fashola was an over-hyped wonder man.To provide electricity or good infrastructure is now rocket science.Shithole fellas in a shithole government.

ivandragon:



the lying liar has forgotten that Adeosun said N90b was released to his ministry in September 2017.

pmb who is the chief liar & deceiver surrounded himself with his like minds...

Paperwhite:

My dear these people are the most fraudulent set ever seen in the annals of this nation.
They lie till they don't know when they tell a lie to cover another lie.

ivandragon:
https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/10/03/fg-set-to-release-second-tranche-of-capital-budget/


https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/244270-2017-budget-adeosun-provides-details-n336-billion-disbursed-ministries-capital-projects.html


lying without shame...

what a government... so what happened to all the billions claimed to have been released this year?

or was it the usual lies?

government of lies, for the liars & the lied to...

porka:
These people ehn?

What is the meaning of this now?

Did they not tell us that billions of naira was released for road works in 2017?

Were pictures of supposed road construction not splashed across the internet a while ago?


FG releases N100bn through sukuk bonds for 25 road projects

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/10/fg-releases-n100bn-sukuk-bonds-25-road-projects/


Photos Of Ongoing Road Rehabilitation By Federal Government. #FGatWork

https://www.nairaland.com/4153967/photos-ongoing-road-rehabilitation-federal

usba:
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When you cannot comprehend you call it govt lie when in fact you simply don't understand basic information being passed to you. The links you posted talks about the 1st quarter of 2017, meaning the budget of 2016 was in play as 2017 budget was not passed till June 2017 and FG cannot spend capital provisions of an un-passed 2017 budget. If you are going to criticize govt atleast have the intellect tondo so and not the hatred to criticize. It is sad rather than focus on legislative inaction that scuttled 2017 budget. You can spend your life on the internet making uninformed comments to garner likes from your likes, but at the end you will still end up uninformed.

usba:
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[s]When you cannot comprehend you call it govt lie when in fact you simply don't understand basic information being passed to you. The links you posted talks about the 1st quarter of 2017, meaning the budget of 2016 was in play as 2017 budget was not passed till June 2017 and FG cannot spend capital provisions of an un-passed 2017 budget. If you are going to criticize govt atleast have the intellect tondo so and not the hatred to criticize.[/s] It is sad rather than focus on legislative inaction that scuttled 2017 budget. [s]You can spend your life on the internet making uninformed comments to garner likes from your likes, but at the end you will still end up uninformed.[/s]

faceURfront:



When the Executive submits a next to useless appropriation bill, you expect the legislature to just rubber stamp it in one week eh? Look at this 2018 appropriation bill for example, were we not hearing it should be passed speedily so that it can take effect from January? But look at the mess the budget is right now. And then you blame the legislature for inaction. You my friend are not a very patriotic Nigerian

usba:
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When you cannot comprehend you call it govt lie when in fact you simply don't understand basic information being passed to you. The links you posted talks about the 1st quarter of 2017, meaning the budget of 2016 was in play as 2017 budget was not passed till June 2017 and FG cannot spend capital provisions of an un-passed 2017 budget. If you are going to criticize govt atleast have the intellect tondo so and not the hatred to criticize. It is sad rather than focus on legislative inaction that scuttled 2017 budget. You can spend your life on the internet making uninformed comments to garner likes from your likes, but at the end you will still end up uninformed.

ivandragon:




lol...

you take being a d@ft pmb praise chanter to a whole new level...


well, what can one expect... a daft leader will always be vehemently supported by those who can't see beyond their noses...

usba:
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Lol there is nothing more to say your ignorance has roundly been exposed and we see only a bankrupt intellect full of emptiness.
To an unintelligent child, when lies can not do the job, insulting and cursing are the only wisdom he has left to offer.

A wise man once said, A fool has never been known to appreciate wisdom but is eagerly pleased by trappings of his own foolishness.

ivandragon:



senseless prattle...

did you read the links I posted?

obviously not (I don't want to think you read them but your brain can't comprehend) but to help you, read below:

The 2017 ‘Budget of Recovery and Growth’ has a total amount of N7.4 trillion (N7, 441, 175, 486, 758) with N2.2 trillion (2, 177, 866, 775, 864) for capital projects.
The senate observed that the about N310 billion so far released for capital projects by the federal government since the budget was assented to “is far too low to stimulate the economy to address our present economic challenges.”



so you see how blind you have become in your quest to defend the indefensible?


lol... well, when a person crosses out another's comments, its the clearest sign that the person doing the canceling is severely lacking in the area of rational reasoning...

porka:
These people ehn?

What is the meaning of this now?

Did they not tell us that billions of naira was released for road works in 2017?

Were pictures of supposed road construction not splashed across the internet


FG releases N100bn through sukuk bonds for 25 road projects

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/10/fg-releases-n100bn-sukuk-bonds-25-road-projects/


Photos Of Ongoing Road Rehabilitation By Federal Government. #FGatWork

https://www.nairaland.com/4153967/photos-ongoing-road-rehabilitation-federal

usba:
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Save your emptiness for space. Can you you comprehend? Do you lack an understanding of basic English? She said we released 310B for the first quarter of 2017, 2017 budget was passed in June meaning there budget of 2016 was still active during that period. Yet our reason by hate advocate do not even understand that Fashola actually said we didn't implement any new project for 2017 because they are under going procurement process suddenly translated to our reason by hate advocate to mean we did nothing. Such a sad disgrace anyone will go to school and cannot even comprehend basic communication. Pathetic.

usba:
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[s]Another uninformed critique of Buhari seeking likes desperately from fellow ignoramus.[/s] So it is the executive that passes budget? [s]Please educate yourself self first on basic matters of understanding the roles of the executive and legislative rather than disgracefully showcasing your ignorance[/s].

ivandragon:




I think its safe to say that you cannot read, understand & respond with the smallest atom of sense...


the information is there in black & white that N310b had been released since the budget was assented to, & you are here spewing retarded bunkum...


hmm... well, its proven that all who associate with pmb are destined to become liars, deceivers, develop selective amnesia or be flat out deluded dolts...


I however believe you are a combination of all 4 attributes...

usba:
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All the his story because you comprehend simple English.