A breakdown of the N10 billion proposals for the anniversary party include N950 million naira for the anniversary parade including march past, fleet review and aerial display, while another N350 million naira will be expended on  national unity torch and tour.

First Lady Mrs. Patience Goodluck Jonathan will spend N50 million naira on visits to special homes, orphanages, prisons and selected hospitals, while N20 million will be used in sponsoring a special session of the National Children’s Parliament and another N20 million naira will be used to organise a party for 1000 children.

The government will further spend N40 million to organise a Presidential banquet; N50 million for calisthenics performance; N310m for cultural, historical and military exhibitions while N40 million naira will go for what the government called ‘food week.’ Similarly N320 million naira will be spent on secretariat equipment, accommodation, logistics and utilities while N30 million naira is budgeted for the designing and unveiling of the 50th anniversary logo.

In the same vein, the Ministry of Information and Communications will get N1.2 billion naira for insertion of special reports on Nigeria in both local and international media, whereas another N320 million naira will be spent on jingles, adverts, billboards, documentary and publicity. The Foreign Affairs Ministry will receive N105 million for undisclosed expenditure, later said to be anniversary parties by Nigerian missions abroad.

To mark the 50th independence anniversary of the nation, the government has also budgeted N700 million naira to accommodate and transport special guests both from within and outside the country. Another N450 million naira will be used to finance the production of branded souvenir, gift items for foreign heads of state and personalities and the placing of a large and coat of arms on Aso Rock. Variety Gala night and fireworks will gulp N210 million naira, an international friendly football match and local competition will also gulp N200 million naira while event managers and producers will take home N120 million naira.

Designing and publication of compendium on Nigeria gets N400 million, one on the legislature gets N150 million and another one on the judiciary gets N50 million naira, while commissioning of golden jubilee plaza gets N10 million naira and  designing, construction and mounting of Tower of Unity in the 36 states of the Federation gets N540 million naira.

Debates, essays, conferences, lectures and colloquium will gulp N150 million naira, even as musical concerts and carnival  in the 6 geo-political zones will cost N60 million naira. Durbar, masquerades and cultural dances will consume N100 million naira and designing and construction of 10 symbolic monuments of founding fathers of Nigeria will cost N80 million naira.

A memory tone at the Tafawa Balewa Square Lagos will consume N40 million, security and protocol will cost N500 million while only N25 million is budgeted for medicals during the anniversary.

In the same vein, the Ministry of Information and Communications will get N1.2 billion naira for insertion of special reports on Nigeria in both local and international media, whereas another N320 million naira will be spent on jingles, adverts, billboards, documentary and publicity.

martyns303:




This is totally unacceptable u'll need 2 understand that it was yaradua'a budget and not jonathan's, jonathan is simply carrying out what yaradua has set in place.

and another N20 million naira will be used to organise a party for 1000 children

It shows Jonathan is not the messiah that the pple have been waiting for.

The man smiles on casually as Nigeria is led to waste.

otawa:

It always beat me how a nation of 419s can be easily 419ed.

martyns303:




This is totally unacceptable u'll need 2 understand that it was yaradua'a budget and not jonathan's, jonathan is simply carrying out what yaradua has set in place.

This is totally unacceptable u'll need 2 understand that it was yaradua'a budget and not jonathan's, jonathan is simply carrying out what yaradua has set in place.

Beaf:

The Minister of Information stated very clearly yesterday, that IT WAS YAR ADUA's people that created the 10 billion budget DURING Yar Adua's time.
Rumour mongering is a terrible thing.

Dis Guy:

Oh we Remember tahte minister quitE alright- SHE WAS THE SAME ONE THAT ADMITTED SHE DIDNT READ OR STUDY THE NTA BUDGET AT ALL, SHE ONLY WROTE A COVER LETTER AND SUBMITTED IT

now she is blaming 'the yaradua govt' like she wasnt part of that same government!!!

babamoha:
See how they are spending money like fools.