Stakeholders blame NASS for biased flood control – The Sun Nigeria

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…Insist that the 2022 budget amendment is a recipe for catastrophic flooding

From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja

Following the warning prediction by relevant agencies, some concerned Nigerians under the aegis of critical stakeholders urged Nigerians to hold lawmakers, especially members of the National Assembly, accountable in the event of flooding. The call followed a call from Amnesty International for the federal government to take concrete action that will mitigate the potential consequences of flash floods to prevent a repeat of last year’s floods, which killed more than 612 people across the country. wwt the National Assembly’s decision to amend the 2022 Supplementary Budget, which included extensive provisions for flood control infrastructure, has done great harm to nations’ desire to mitigate floods and their impact. President Bola Tinubu to stop the pending amendment by lawmakers and stressed the need for equal distribution of the 180 billion naira “since virtually all states need projects and prepare for floods.” of similar importance received only N10 million,” the stakeholders claimed. “the government moves the goal post in the middle of the game”, even as they alleged that most of the contractors got the jobs of former NASS members who now feel aggrieved by the current members as a result of budget tinkering. N10 million each has been allocated for three road projects in Nasarawa. 00 billion to cushion the effect of the removal of subsidies. The CSO also chastised the National Assembly for acceding to the Speakers’ request, warning that drawing funds for palliatives from the supplementary budget has negative implications on the rule of law and due process, insisting that it could cause investors to lose faith in the Nigerian government.

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