President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the sum of N10bn to be paid to the Kogi State government as refund for projects executed on behalf of the federal government, has been approved by the Senate.

The approval came after the chairman of the senate committee on local and foreign debts, Clifford Ordia presented his report on the projects carried out by the Kogi State government.

“Based on our findings, some of the highways were in the state of disrepair before the intervention was carried out,” Ordia said.

“The state government has paid all the contractors that constructed the road.

“Our humble recommendation is that the senate do approve the refund of N10 billion for projects executed on behalf of the federal government.”

Senate minority leader Enyinnaya Abaribe spoke against the approval, saying the money might be misused, Igbere TV reports.

“What I don’t want is the misuse of these funds because it is for the people of the Kogi state,” Abaribe said.

“This is not the right time, this is the time where the exigencies of the moment may be used.”

The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan however said approving the money 2 days to the Governorship election in the state was just a coincidence.

“Kogi state applied for this in the last senate, all the other states were paid. Kogi was not approved at that time, we as a senate has seen it as a necessity and it is a coincidence,” he said.

http://igberetvnews.com/1132709/approving-n10bn-kogi-2-days-election-coincidence-senate-president-lawan/

Lalasticlala Mynd44 Dominique

Ok

This guy is the worst senate president since creation

am enjoying this government ahswear...pliz continue digging...one day we all will get tired of these deceits and peacefully go our ways...spit

Bunch of hypocrites. ...

Who doesn't know the money is meant for vote buying....

Imagine that young lad of a non performing Governor and still want to be elected for a second tenure.

It's a shame that we support mediocrity in this country.

Rubber Stamp

Who will you support before? You stooge of a senate presidiot

Rubber stamp.. Take a bow Senate President

lawan don dey lie too

denko:
This guy is the worst senate president since creation

Yes, according to you, PDP and their inconsequential wailing supporters.

Use anything that can work in tour favour to win . PDP not a saint when it come electioneering.
Dasuki dollars is one of PDP strategies

Rubber stamp Senate and figurehead governor

This is the most dumbest rubberstamp senate ever seen in the histroy of Nigeria.

RUBBER STAMP SENATE

The Senate na joke, Kogi state is a joke.

Never in my life have I seen people in love with poverty and oppression like people from kogi state

Coincidence jammed Una mouth there

the worst national assembly ever supervised by the worst president since mankind
Buhari is a criminal terrorist vagabond gworo chewing bastard burukutu sipping gorilla

denko:
This guy is the worst senate president since creation

And 2 think dat he has been in the Senate since 1999,one will think he should knw better