Following the outcry of Nigerians, the Senate on Wednesday dropped the controversial African First Ladies’ Peace Mission House project when it passed the N259.65bn budget of the Federal Capital Territory for the 2013 fiscal year. It cancels the N4bn appropriated for it, without making any provision.
The best part is that the money has now been redeployed to develop towns in Abuja...
Presenting the budget report on Wednesday, the Chairman of Senate Committee on FCT, Senator Smart Adeyemi, said:
“It is worthy of note that the proposed appropriation for the construction of building for the African First Ladies’ Peace Mission has been distributed to meet pressing needs in the area of engineering and satellite towns.”Recall that in February when the budget proposal was brought to the National Assembly, it contained N4bn vote for the construction of First Ladies' Mission House in Abuja, a development that attracted a lot of criticisms from members of the public.
Civil rights groups and political parties had also berated the Federal
Capital Territory Administration for budgeting N4bn for the construction
of the building for a non-governmental body headed by the wife of the
President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan. It's seen as a sycophantic move.
Nigerian Senate, during the second reading of the bill, questioned the rationale of committing Nigeria's scarce resources to prosecute such cosmetic project when millions of Nigerians are hungry.
Nigerian Senate, during the second reading of the bill, questioned the rationale of committing Nigeria's scarce resources to prosecute such cosmetic project when millions of Nigerians are hungry.
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