A Nigerian lawmaker inserted the construction of two health centres in the Nigerian budget for communities that did not need them as they already had functional health facilities. The buildings were eventually constructed with public funds but have, for about three years, been taken over by bushes and termites as they lie in waste while the community has moved on.
Located in the South-west state of Ekiti are the two health facilities built with millions of naira of public funds but never put to use by residents. These health facilities are located in Igbara Odo, a community of over 70 thousand people in Ekiti South West Local Government Area of Ekiti State.
In 2017, Segun Adekola, the lawmaker representing Ekiti South West/Ikere/Orun/Ise constituency in the House of Representatives at the time, nominated the construction of two maternity healthcare centres in Igbara Odo. One was to be located along Ikogosi road and the other along Oke-Gbala in the…
