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BudgIT, the civic-tech non-profit organisation, has raised alarm that the Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research, Lagos, got an allocation of over N5 billion to construct roads in the 2024 budget. It also stated that the same institution is constructing streetlights with N1.5 billion. In a post on its X handle on Wednesday, BudgIT
2024 budget: Lagos institute got N5b for road, N1.5b for streetlights – BudgiT
BudgIT, the civic-tech non-profit organisation, has raised alarm that the Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research, Lagos, got an allocation of over N5 billion to construct roads in the 2024 budget.
It also stated that the same institution is constructing streetlights with N1.5 billion.
In a post on its X handle on Wednesday, BudgIT raised concerns that the institute is also supplying tricycles and motorcycles with over N300 million.
The organisation warned that Nigerians cannot allow those insertions to continue, questioning what concerned ocean and marine research with road construction and keke distribution.
The post read: “Nigerians, when you think you have seen it all!
“The Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research, @NiomrLagos, has an allocation of over N5 billion to construct roads.
“The same institution is constructing streetlights with N1.5 billion and supplying tricycles and motorcycles with over N300 million.
“Please, what concerns ocean and marine research with road construction and keke distribution?
“Kai, #TheBudgetisaMess”.
Nigerians, when you think you have seen it all!
The Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research, @NiomrLagos, has an allocation of over N5 billion to construct roads.
The same institution is constructing streetlights with N1.5 billion and supplying tricycles and… pic.twitter.com/nr2ZDCQDX3
— BudgIT Nigeria (@BudgITng) September 25, 2024
2024 budget: Lagos institute got N5b for road, N1.5b for streetlights – BudgiT