Gabbyelep:
Are those road and expressway projects recurrent expenses? I presume they were supposed to be taken care of in a particular fiscal year as capital projects. Why are they appearing on every year's budgetary estimates? I think the National Assembly did well to reduce these expenses. Corruption is just been carried out every day through these ministries that keep on allocating hard earned tax payers moneys for supposedly capital projects like purchase of computers, construction of roads etc in the budget every year. These men in the executive suits must not just do whatever seems best to them at the expense of the masses. Thumbs up to NASS for reducing the stonky budgetary allocations. As for Fashola, if the contractors threaten to abandon the projects, use the approved allocation and hire new contractors to complete the projects. Is that what you people tell civil servants whenever they threaten to go on strike? No Work, No Pay, you will tell them, so do same to the contractors or are they above the No Work, No Remittances?Whether SAN or not, the legislators have the constitutional right to alter any unscrupulous budgetary estimates. God bless Nigeria.

NtoAkwaIbom:
“That was the meeting we had with the Acting President and that was the reason why the budget was not signed on time.





THOSE MISCREANTS WILL NEVER READ TO THIS PART.. THEY WILL ASK WHERE IS THE BUDGET, THEY WILL ASK WHERE IS BUHARI, BUT ON THINGS LIKE THESE THAT CONCERNS THEM, THEY WILL KEEP MUTE... ONLY TO CRY MARGINALIZATION THEREAFTER...

NtoAkwaIbom:


see this noisy one, you are leaving the main thing being the 2nd Niger Bridge, to dwell on boreholes...
can someone imagine their thinking ?

goddasonik:
plz wat is ur problem

eph12:

Lol!
What is the main thing I left out? Did he not say the billions allocated to his ministry can barely afford boreholes? He just mentioned 2nd Niger bridge so the usual suspects can masturbate on.

obailala:
I assume you didnt read where he lamented that these distortions was the reason behind the delays in signing of the budget by the Ag. President.

mekaboy:
Where is the CHANGE?

This is why we need to restructure. Let every region fix their roads. Let's see how they will control regional revenue from ABUJA.

NtoAkwaIbom:


see how u guys leave issues to pursue shadows, mbok how much was budgeted for boreholes that u saw on the list ?
the Man was just using something to explain how small the budget was, considerinh what it was earmarked for...

but You, like most of your people, will not see the important part, you will just look for one sentence that was used to portray the focal point, leaving the focal issue.. na who do dis thing to una ? make u leave 2nd Niger Bridge dey Pursue borehole.. who use dat brain do sacrifice make I arrest am.

yaki84:
after signing the budget, you guys now realise the enormous padding n inserting of vague projects..
Those weeks the passed budget was on the desk of mr acting presido, what was he doing with it?

Abeg mek this guys allow us to hear word, afterall governance isnt rocket science.

Gabbyelep:
Are those road and expressway projects recurrent expenses? I presume they were supposed to be taken care of in a particular fiscal year as capital projects. Why are they appearing on every year's budgetary estimates? I think the National Assembly did well to reduce these expenses. Corruption is just been carried out every day through these ministries that keep on allocating hard earned tax payers moneys for supposedly capital projects like purchase of computers, construction of roads etc in the budget every year. These men in the executive suits must not just do whatever seems best to them at the expense of the masses. Thumbs up to NASS for reducing the stonky budgetary allocations. As for Fashola, if the contractors threaten to abandon the projects, use the approved allocation and hire new contractors to complete the projects. Is that what you people tell civil servants whenever they threaten to go on strike? No Work, No Pay, you will tell them, so do same to the contractors or are they above the No Work, No Remittances?Whether SAN or not, the legislators have the constitutional right to alter any unscrupulous budgetary estimates. God bless Nigeria.

As for Fashola, if the contractors threaten to abandon the projects, use the approved allocation and hire new contractors to complete the projects.

mekaboy:
Where is the CHANGE?

This is why we need to restructure. Let every region fix their roads. Let's see how they will control regional revenue from ABUJA.

ndcide:
It's so easy to manipulate Nigerians. Especially if you put in fashola in the story.

Of course, using second Niger bridge and Lagos ibadan Road will be a good way to whip up emotions.

The executive have captured projects in locations of interest to specific members of the the executive in the budget, leaving out others. While making arrangements of how to "chop"

What the legislature did was to ensure other areas are captured. There are federal roads in various constituencies that were left out, who will then work on such projects.

Of course fashola wants to complete Lagos - ibadan Road. What about other roads, what about East West Road. Shouldn't they compete it? What is the allocation for the road, will it complete it also? You want to abandon the road?

This thing cuts across. Nigerians, please we've insulted the legislature enough. The executive is manipulating you.

Nigerians please open your eyes.

eph12:

How does adjusting amounts in the budget controlled by the federal government equate to amassing wealth by the legislatures? These projects Fashola is talking about were they not part of previous budgets too? Is it not the coordinating minister that will still release the money? How will it benefit the senators?

sirpharrell:

A road project can last for three or four years. The budget allocation is for the work that will be done in that particular year. All the money will not be in one year's budget. That is why those big highway projects seem to be recurring. Please, get educated.

seanet02:
Nigeria need a patriotic military ruler, barbaric to the elite, calm with the masses

agabusta:


The govt does not have the capacity to pay off the cost once, that is why they pay it in bits yearly. Try and get some simple facts right before insinuating fraud.

This is laughable that the federal govt does not have the capacity to offset the cost once. Are those projects worth the entire budget of Lagos in a year? Simply put, we need proper fund management.


This is quite naive of you. The abandoned project issues we have all over the country are as a result of this mentality.

nototribalist:
Fashola is a thief, he should do 2nd Niger bridge first, before Ibadan road.

Omonigeriarere:


Did you read this part at all?

“Also, the budget of the 2nd Niger bridge was reduced from N15bn to N10bn and about N3bn or so was removed from the Okene-Lokoja-Abuja road budget.’’

Instead of joining Fashola in putting pressure on these 'legislooters' whom Nigerians called 'legislators', you are here saying rubbish like someone who reasons with his anus.

Try saying something, stop making us believe that the only words in your dictionary is the cry of marginalisation and Biafra.

Wake up please

eph12:
Did he say boreholes? Fashola and boreholes are inseparable. How much does it cost to do one borehole in Nigeria now? Maybe #200m now because of exchange rate.

FNG1:
Hahaha Hahaha children of hate will still blame Buhari for this.