…he said. The defence minister further alleged that motorcycles distributed through constituency projects and palliative programmes could subsequently find their way into the hands of bandits. He stressed the need for greater scrutiny of items distributed under government empowerment and relief programmes to prevent the…

…easily enter and then disappear…” He also warned that motorcycles distributed through constituency projects and other palliative programmes by lawmakers could find their way back to bandits and terrorists. “Those bikes… before you know it, it’s already back to the bandits and that’s what they’re using. So we must stop…

…governance, resource attraction and capacity. As Senator for Lagos West, he oversaw constituency projects worth billions, attracted federal presence and built a reputation as a ranking member of the National Assembly’s finance and appropriations committees. His candidacy offers a viable mechanism to finally integrate O…

…that the federal lawmaker had distinguished herself through quality representation, constituency projects, scholarships, road infrastructure and various empowerment initiatives. According to him, her vocal contributions on the floor of the House of Representatives had continued to attract developmental projects to the…

…was arraigned by the ICPC in 2017 over alleged irregularities in the execution of N68.7m constituency projects while serving as Senior Legislative Aide to the late Buruji Kashamu between 2015 and 2019. The anti-graft agency had alleged that Onadeko used two private companies, Stanton Engineering Limited and Haines and…

…streetlight projects fall outside its core mandate, they are part of National Assembly constituency projects duly captured in the federal government’s approved 2026 Appropriation Act. TCN said it neither requested nor initiated the projects, adding that they were inserted into its capital budget by the National Assembl…

…of the House of Representatives, Chinedu Obika, has revealed that contractors handling constituency projects under the scheme are being owed on jobs dating back to 2024. He said this had made contractors increasingly reluctant to take on new projects tied to the National Assembly. The lawmaker, who represents the AMAC/…

By OPEYEMI BAMIDELE Nigeria, the country of our collective heritage, is again at a point of inflection. This is a reality that viciously confronts this federation of six geo-political zones, 36 states and 774 local government areas with a population of 242.46 million. We all have the duty to confront this reality with …

…limited federal presence, youth unemployment and the absence of impactful constituency projects, including the deteriorating Okeigbo-Ifetedo Bridge linking Ondo and Osun states. The stakeholders declared their support for Simisola Fajemirokun-Ajayi, who contested the APC House of Representatives primary for the constit…

…endorsement. According to his account, the document related to lawmakers' welfare and constituency projects, not the minority leadership contest. This is precisely why the matter should not have been allowed to disappear into the usual legislative silence. If Agbese signed a document, what was the document? If the docu…