Senate committee on Communications frowned at the management of the Ministry of Communications on Thursday over abandonment of about 104 cap...
Senate committee on Communications frowned at the management of the Ministry of Communications on Thursday over abandonment of about 104 capital projects approved in the 2018 fiscal year.
Nigerian Tribune reports that "the projects were unveiled when top management of the Ministry led by the Minister, Adebayo Shittu appeared before the committee for the 2019 budget defence.
Submissions made by the Ministry indicated that out of the 121 capital projects approved and appropriated in 2018, only about 17 projects have reached varying degrees of completion leaving a larger percentage either not funded or not executed at all.
It was also revealed that, out of the 82 projects listed in the 2019 budget, 52 are new projects which made the senators to asked questions on whether such projects should be reviewed.
Committee chairman, Senator Gilbert Nnaji (PDP Enugu East) who was represented by the committee’s Vice Chairman, Senator Isa Misau ( PDP Bauchi Central) , said situation were projects are approved with money appropriated but abandoned is worrisome.
He said: “This scenario is worrisome. Does it mean that all budgetary items that were either poorly funded original are actually not relevant and important to the ministry ab initio?
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