SENATE COMMITTEE ON FCT REJECTS REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL 9BILLION FO VP OFFICIAL RESIDENCE

Senator Smart Adeyemi

Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory has rejected the release of additional N9 billion for Vice President Namadi Sambo’s official residence which is under construction. Chairman of the Committee Senator Smart Adeyemi, who spoke while on oversight visit to the site of the project said such a huge sum was uncalled for especially at a time when most Nigerians cannot afford three square meals.

Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Adamu Ismail had told the lawmakers that the project was awarded in 2009 at the cost of N7billion. He added that the additional N9 billion was needed to provide furniture, fencing, two additional protocol guest houses, a banquet hall and other security gadgets.

Ismail said the new proposal was not included in the original scope of work being handled by Julius Berger Nigeria Limited. But the lawmaker said the National Assembly is not going to appropriate additional N9 billion for the project because the sum of N9 billion is far more than the original cost of the project.