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BudgIT, the civic-tech non-profit organisation, says the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) in Ibadan, Oyo, got N250 million for solar street lights in some areas of Lagos in the 2024 budget.

In a post on social media on Tuesday, BudgIT raised concerns over the institute’s plans to fund unrelated projects like solar street lights, a health centre and motorcycles in Lagos, Ondo, Rivers and Osun.

“The same Institute is spending N100 million on motorcycles in Osun, N100 million on health centre construction in Ondo, and N200 million on classroom renovations in Rivers. These types of insertions should have no place in the #2025Budget,” BudgIT said.

In a breakdown of the institute’s budget expenditure, BudgIT said the Cocoa research institute plans to embark on the following unrelated capital projects:

1. Training and empowerment of unemployed youths and women in Ipele, Ifon, Upenmen community in Ondo state — N148.7 million.

2. Construction of Ukparama comprehensive health centre Bolowou in Ilaje/Ese-Edo federal constituency, Ondo — N100 million.

3. Provision of empowerment materials for women and youths in Ikwerre/Emohua federal constituency, Rivers state — N100 million.

4. Women and youth empowerment in Kano south senatorial district — N200 million.

5. Construction and renovation of selected classrooms in Khana/Gokana federal constituency, Rivers state — N200 million.

6. Provision of empowerment materials, motorcycles, fridges, barbering kits, hair dryers and generators to Obokun/Oriade federal constituency, Osun state – N100 million.

7. Supply and installation of solar street lights in Odi-olowo/Ojuwoye communities in Mushin 1 federal constituency — N100 million.

8. Solar power street light from Adekunle Banjo to Kasumu street Shangisha in Kosofe federal constituency, Lagos state — N50 million.

9. Completion of 100 seater bed primary health centre in Emmanuel primary school ground, Ojota in kosofe federal constituency — N50 million.

10. Provision and installation of solar street lights in Festac town of Amuwo-Odofin federal constituency — N100 million.

Other unrelated projects by the cocoa research institute can be found here.

On March 10, Abdul Ningi, senator representing Bauchi Central, alleged that the 2024 budget was padded with N3 trillion in the national assembly.

Ningi, the chairman of the Northern Senators Forum, said “huge damage” has been done to the north and the entire country in the budget.

However, two days later, Ningi was suspended for three months over the claim and was recalled on May 28.

https://www.thecable.ng/budgit-cocoa-research-institute-got-n250m-for-lagos-streetlights-project-in-2024-budget/amp/

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https://www.thecable.ng/budgit-cocoa-research-institute-got-n250m-for-lagos-streetlights-project-in-2024-budget/amp/

These are the kind of frivolous budget items, Tinubu APC law makers inserted into the budgets and nobody can sight amongst Akpabio lead NASS. Yet they are telling us to tighten our belts, increased taxes for nothing meaningful to the life of citizens. Punishing Nigerians for non existence projects. We are all mute with this SUFFERING.

No wonder the entire state is as dark at night as Tinubu's criminal heart.

Ok

Ok

Awan SE gangs are pained

We have weak institutions in Nigeria. Cocoa research institute should focus only on cocoa .

Peter Obi is shouting it

SMH. See our signature for your affordable data plans!

When did street light and empowerment of people become the duty of Cocoa research institute?

See how we're just wasting money. The rich getting richer at the expense of the poor.

I did my SIWES there in 2017 and the company does not look like one that has upto 20m in it's .

Nigeria's budgetary madness🤔🤔🤔🤔

Conduit!

That's all I can say.

These people take us for granted because we have allowed them to continue in their stealing frenzy for way too long. It is now a norm there seems to be nothing we can do about it.

History will not say the ronu destroyed Nijeyria, it will say the Yoruba did. And the budget of this institute will be one of the numerous examples made at the expense of the Yoruba race.

We inhale Corruption and breathe out Corruption in this country

hehehehehehehe

funny, annoying and provocative

Lol...APC regime

Cocoa institute turned Julius Berger.

Na so NADECO turn to drug cartel outfit.

D

Yoruba..Na wa o..

..the looting is only for states in the SW..only 1 padding for kano..1 for PH..the rest padded corruption is for only SW states..

..even in corruption, looting, thievery, pilfering..padding..they still bring tribalistic padding only for their region..

..I have said it..that SW is the most corrupt region with the most corrupt politician in Nigeria..worse than the fulanis..

Hmmn

HydraFeeds:
We have weak institutions in Nigeria. Cocoa research institute should focus only on cocoa .

And what is Tinubu doing about it?

Wetin concern cocoa with streetlight abeg

Good information can be sometimes used for mischievous purposes.

BudgIT has provided the facts, but did not provide a good background for the facts presented.

It is a known practice for constituency projects to be embedded into the budgets of MDAs. The respective MDA is expected to contract out and oversee the implementation of the constituency project within the timeframe and voted amount as provided for in the budget.

This method was adopted to ensure that constituency allowance for projects are not paid directly to lawmakers due to issues of mismanagement and/or corruption. The lawmaker is only responsible for identifying the project needed after due consultation with his or her constituents. Lawmaker is also expected to confirm that the constituency project was carried out.

If you check the budget of different MDAs you will see voted amounts for constituency projects embedded on them. This has been the practice since the OBJ era.

Let's be guided please.

iwaeda:

These are the kind of frivolous budget items, Tinubu APC law makers inserted into the budgets and nobody can sight amongst Akpabio lead NASS. Yet they are telling us to tighten our belts, increased taxes for nothing meaningful to the life of citizens. Punishing Nigerians for non existence projects. We are all mute with this SUFFERING.

He perfected it on lagos for over 24years he now bold to extend it to the whole nation because he understood Nigerians are thesame forget about the ethnicity he and his party introduce to divide Nigeria for the sake of grabbing power
Nigerians has a limitless elastic limit,they can absorb anything,

Ejehhhh:
Awan SE gangs are pained

You no dey shame?

CRIN..

If you know, you know..

W

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https://www.thecable.ng/budgit-cocoa-research-institute-got-n250m-for-lagos-streetlights-project-in-2024-budget/amp/

Cocoa is a huge money spinner so it got to their heads and they started doing bazaar. Smh

This is the work of your legislators. They merely use the institute as a tool to pad the budget for their so-called constituency projects. Nigeria will not progress as long as we continue with this corrupt legislative system that allows them to award funds and contracts to themselves.