Nigerian Lawmakers Gives Final Verdict On Renovation Of National Assembly With N37bn

N37billion naira approved for the renovation facilities at the National Assembly complex has been rejected by some members of the House of Representatives

Naija News recalls that the 37billion naira has generated several reactions from Nigerians. The 37 billion naira contained in the N2.5trn budgeted for capital projects by the Federal Capital Development Authority in the 2020 budget 

Speaking through a series of tweets rejecting the amount earmarked to embark on the project.

In their tweets, three lawmakers – Bamidele Salam, Akin Alabi, and Legor Idagbo – shared the opinion that the National Assembly does not need to spend as much as N37 billion for renovation.

According to them, only an upgrade in the audio and recording system of the chambers is needed and not the entire structure.

The lawmakers, however, proposed that instead of spending such an amount on the project, the money should be channelled into the upgrade of schools and hospitals across the country.  Olawuyi said that such amount would have empowered 3.7 million rural women at the rate of N10,000 each in boosting their trading and commercial activities. He said it was not too late to correct an unpopular policy which has received a series of knocks from the citizenry.

The lawmaker also said that renovation of the complex was exclusive preserve of the National Assembly Commission.

“There are many misconception going on among the public. Some people think that members have certain amount to benefit from the N37 billion renovation fund.

“I think there should be decorum in the polity and lawmakers also deserve some respect in the discharge of their civic responsibility.

“Members have no direct link with such fund in the first place talkless of benefitting from it,” he said.

Here are the tweets

Bamidele Salam@bamidelesalamBS

 · 29 Dec 2019

Replying to @bamidelesalamBS

within the same period.

If we mop up all funds voted for renovations of the Presidential villa and other offices of political leaders and top civil servants, we will raise more than a quarter of a trillion Naira that can be injected into SMES in the coming year.

Bamidele Salam@bamidelesalamBS

I will, by God's grace, be making this open advocacy on the floor of the House of Representatives when the House reconvenes in January.

It is never late to change a wrong policy!

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14:48 - 29 Dec 2019

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