FIJ
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is looking to spend N5 billion on rehabilitating roads and installing transformers and cables in Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President’s constituency.
The Abubakar Kyari-led ministry budgeted N500 million for each of the 10 local government areas in the Akwa Ibom Northwest Senatorial District.
FIJ reviewed the ministry’s capital expenditure provision for 2024 as contained in the year’s appropriation bill and found five line items containing the proposed projects.
Page 553 of the bill contains provisions worded as: “Rehabilitation of selected roads and installation of transformers and cables in different towns in Ikono and Abak local government of North West Senatorial District of Akwa Ibom.
“Rehabilitation of selected roads and installation of transformers and cables in different towns in Essien and Etim Ekpo local government of North West Senatorial District of Akwa Ibom.
“Rehabilitation of selected roads and installation of transformers and cables in different towns in Ika and Ikot Epene local government of North West Senatorial District of Akwa Ibom.
“Rehabilitation of selected roads and installation of transformers and cables in different towns in Ini and Obot local government of North West Senatorial District of Akwa Ibom.
