A PREMIUM TIMES investigation reveals that the presiding officers of Nigeria's National Assembly – Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, and their deputies – were allocated N10 billion for rent and furniture in the 2024 supplementary budget of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
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These four are the latest Nigerian government officials to receive lavish accommodation allowances or new housing projects from the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory , Nyesom Wike, whose “generosity” in the last 15 months includes aWith the planned “rent and furniture” budget, Mr Wike appears to have extended his generosity across the three arms of government—executive, judiciary, and legislature.
Mr Wike, a prominent member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party , was appointed by President Tinubu in what observers believe is a reward for the role the former Rivers State governor played during the presidential election in 2023. In the past, members of the National Assembly, including the four presiding officers, had their accommodations at the legislative quarters located in the Apo area of Abuja. However, the buildings were sold under the monetisation policy that started under Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration. Initially, all the buildings were sold except those for the presiding officers.
“The purpose of this letter is to seek the approval of Your Excellency for the second Supplementary Budget presentation to the National Assembly, a Supplementary Budget to the 2024 Statutory Appropriation Act of the Federal Capital Territory Administration in the sum of N288,000,000,000.00, necessitated with a view to accommodate additional inflows from Internally Generated Revenue and Miscellaneous Revenues in the sums of N8,000,000,000.00 and N280,000,000,000.
The National Assembly has its own budget, and to guarantee the independence of the institution, it receives its funds under the statutory transfer instrument. That is, its budget is given in a lump sum and not broken down. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the buildings, located within the Three-Arms Zone, are intended for the Senate President, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, and Deputy Senate President. However, these four buildings, which have been roofed and plastered, still remain incomplete over a decade after construction began.
Senate spokesperson Yemi Aderamodu neither answered calls placed to his phone nor responded to a text message sent via WhatsApp.
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