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Members of the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly, on Tuesday agreed to donate N300,000 each to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North-Eastern part of the country.
Bashir Gabai, a senator from Borno central pointed out that despite the increment of amount proposed by the executive in the budget for IDPs from N6bn to 10bn, there has been “no tangible result on the ground despite the release of half of the money appropriated.”
Gabai said “rather than use the money appropriated for the IDPs and the northeast to ameliorate the problems, the focus of the disbursement so far made has been used to feather other interest.”
Gabai asked the senate to constitute a committee to investigate where the funds were channelled.
He also urged the upper chamber to investigate the alleged diversion of foodstuffs meant for the IDPs.
The senators later agreed to donate the amount, after the Senate President, Bukola Saraki constituted the adhoc investigative committee.
Bashir Gabai, a senator from Borno central pointed out that despite the increment of amount proposed by the executive in the budget for IDPs from N6bn to 10bn, there has been “no tangible result on the ground despite the release of half of the money appropriated.”
Gabai said “rather than use the money appropriated for the IDPs and the northeast to ameliorate the problems, the focus of the disbursement so far made has been used to feather other interest.”
Gabai asked the senate to constitute a committee to investigate where the funds were channelled.
He also urged the upper chamber to investigate the alleged diversion of foodstuffs meant for the IDPs.
The senators later agreed to donate the amount, after the Senate President, Bukola Saraki constituted the adhoc investigative committee.
