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Justice Ministry Has No Allocation for Constituency Project

The Federal Ministry of Justice wednesday stated that it has zero allocation for alleged constituency or zonal intervention projects in the 2019 approved budget.

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry and Solicitor General of the Federation (SGF), Dayo Apata SAN, made the clarification in a statement issued to newsmen by Dr. Umar Gwandu, media aide to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN. The SGF maintained that the clarification, which was contained in a letter dated December 3, 2019, and addressed to the Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC), was necessary …

Constituency Projects: South-West Gets Least Allocation

A report on the distribution of Zonal Intervention Projects (ZIPs) has shown that the South West has the lowest appropriation of funds amongst the six geo-political zones in Nigeria.

The report was prepared by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC).

It shows the zone by zone and state by state distribution of the N100 billion constituency projects sponsored by members of the National Assembly in their various constituencies in the 2019 budget.

According to the report titled: “Breakdown of 2019 Zonal Intervention Projects (ZIP) Allocations,” the South-West got N14.28 billion worth of projects for the year …

No More Reliance On Federal Allocation In Oyo - Makinde

No More Reliance On Federal Allocation In Oyo – Makinde

Oyo State Governor, Mr. Seyi Makinde, yesterday said the era of going cap in hand to beg for federal allocations would soon be over in the state.

Makinde, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, made the declaration during a thanksgiving service held at the Living Faith Church (Winners Chapel) in Bashorun, Ibadan.

The governor added that the idea of relying solely on federal allocations would soon be a thing of the past in Oyo State, as, according to him, the state’s Internal Generated Revenue (IGR) would be drastically improved through enhanced tax collection procedures.…