Jubilation In Biafra Land, As Buhari Spends A Whopping N10 Billion On A Project In The South-East, Makes Other Special Promises
President Muhammadu Buhari, has appropriated a whopping sum of N10 billion for the construction of the Second Niger Bridge in 2018.
Buhari made this disclosure while presenting his N8.612 trillion Budget estimates to a joint session of the National Assembly, on Tuesday.
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He said: “We are keenly interested in catering for the most vulnerable. Accordingly, we have retained the N500 billion allocation to the Social Intervention Programme.
“Government will also continue to implement the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programme, as well as the National Home-Grown School Feeding programme in 2018. These Initiatives are already creating jobs and economic opportunities for local farmers and cooks, providing funding to artisans, traders and youths, as well as supporting small businesses with business education and mentoring.”
“Specifically, I would like to bring your attention to the following key projects and programmes that we are determined to implement in 2018.
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“N9.8 billion for the Mambilla hydropower project, including N8.5 billion as counterpart funding. N12 billion counterpart funding for earmarked transmission lines and substations, N35.41 billion for the National Housing Programme, N10 billion for the 2nd Niger Bridge, and N300 billion for the construction and rehabilitation of the strategic roads mentioned earlier.”
