Defending the huge sum, Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, said some facilities in the National Assembly complex were old and needed to be replaced.

Nigerian lawmakers have set aside a whooping N37bn to renovate the National Assembly.

This is contained in the N2.5trn budgeted for capital projects by the Federal Capital Development Authority in the 2020 budget.

The legislative arm had also voted N100bn for constituency projects in the budget, while earmarking N1bn for the amendment of the 1999 constitution by lawmakers in 2020.

Defending the huge sum, Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, said some facilities in the National Assembly complex were old and needed to be replaced.

He said, “The phase one renovation will commence – the chambers and committee rooms in the white house.

“N37bn was sourced and was given. It was put under the FCT, not National Assembly. All we require is to have the complex renovated."

Meanwhile, Dr. Rawlings Agada, National Assembly Director of Information, hinted that the money might not be enough for the required renovation.

He said, “The National Assembly needs a lot of work.

"I don’t think even that amount of money can take care of all those things because even the dome has been leaking and there is fear that if the repairs are not done, we might suffer greater problem in future.”



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Highly corrupt government!!! I remember the full construction of the so called National assembly cost about 7billion. Now they want to use 37billion for its renovation. Useless and stupid buhari-led government.

Lalasticlala

What a country peopled by dociles (I inclusive), and governed by natural-born loonies.

God, why?

Corrupt PDP built it for 7billion
Saint Apc are renovating it with 37billion .
Pls tell zombies to come and explain the government magic

Despite the general hardship in the country, a whooping 37bn is budgeted to renovate the national assembly

Why are we so cursed with heartless rulers in this country ?

How much is the cost of the whole building? APC will just bury Nigeria after killing it

Humans with animalistic way of thinking at the helm of affairs...what happen to our outdated hospitals,roads,schools,security system? Wow you guys don't seize to show ur careless and useless attitude to the world on a daily basis���

If u still support Buhari and his way of government, God will judge you

Hospitals are there with dilapidated buildings, doctors sharing consulting rooms with the labs and wards looking like dumpsters. Government schools are without windows or adequate roofing sheets, yet they are renovating the national assembly!

Really, kudos to the people supporting this government...it can't be easy supporting evil

How much was the building in itself that you need 37b to renovate it? Besides, are you tearing it down and building from scratch?

In a normal country everyone would be united a d protest against this ...

But here someone idiots would see no wrong in this
Over 100 million dollars just to Maintain a complex ?

chai

Lootocracy in action.

What about the dead meat seller guy? hope he has his cut in the 37bill for defending Buhari and APC that are not even his relatives or close to him and his poor family.

Isn't it fantastically unbelievable
for renovation works to gulp that much?
How much then will it cost to build a new complex?
Nigerian people are the devil's own image and likeness!

37 billion. They think we are all slowpoke in this country.

fuckingAyaya:
Corrupt PDP built it for 7billion
Saint Apc are renovating it with 37billion .
Pls tell zombies to come and explain the government magic

vicdom:
Highly corrupt government!!! I remember the full construction of the so called National assembly cost about 7billion. Now they want to use 37billion for its renovation. Useless and stupid buhari-led government.

You all need education. Can PDP build NA assembly 1999 after the assumption of office in May 29, Same year? You guys should have used common sense now.

N22 to a dollar in 1999
N363 to a dollar in 2019. Do you the maths

We Need A National Assembly That Would Stand The Taste Of Time

maasoap:



You all need education. Can PDP build NA assembly 1999 after the assumption of office in May 29, Same year? You guys should have used common sense now.

N22 to a dollar in 1999
N363 to a dollar in 2019. Do you the maths

....and is that a defense? Under which administration did the value of the naira crash ?

Nonsense and Buhari's failing government.

37 what?! thunder should kill all those looters

fuckingAyaya:
Corrupt PDP built it for 7billion
Saint Apc are renovating it with 37billion .
Pls tell zombies to come and explain the government magic

Absolutely un intelligent. IBB regime built the NASS complex probably more than 35 years ago.

Why are you putting the devilishly corrupt PDP into it.?
Did PDP build anything for Nigeria?

The exchange rate difference and inflation worked backwards should have given a figure still lower than N30bn anyway but that is not the point.
We should not be renovating the assembly complex now.

Pointguardusa:


....and is that a defense? Under which administration did the value of the naira crash ?

Nonsense and Buhari's failing government.

Let me help you once again.
1999, PDP met naira at N22 to a dollar
2015, PDP left it at N199 to a dollar
Divide 199 by 22 equal 9. Naira lost value by 800% during PDP rule.

APC met N199 to a dollar, no excuses here.
Today, it is N 363 to a dollar.
Divide 363 by 199 equal 2. Naira lost by 100% under APC so far.

You have something to say again to me?