FEATURED
NDLEA Dismisses Budget Padding Allegation
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) has dismissed insinuations in some reports that its proposed 2022 budget was padded with N4.5 billion.
The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.
Babafemi said the agency had been inundated with calls and messages since Tuesday, seeking clarification on an alleged insertion of N4.5 billion into the NDLEA’s proposed budget being considered by the Senate.
According to him, the amount was allegedly said to be for the construction of police barracks for personnel.
According to him, this statement is, therefore, a formal response and clarification of reports that suggest that the agency’s budget proposal submitted by the Federal Ministry of Finance was padded with N4.5 billion for construction of police barracks.
“It is public knowledge that President Muhammadu Buhari magnanimously approved the construction of barracks for NDLEA over a period of four years, starting from 2022 fiscal year.
“Investigations have confirmed that the amount in question is, indeed, for the construction of NDLEA barracks but typographically inputted as ‘police barracks’ in one of the documents attached to the proposal from the budget office.
“The typo error has since been corrected and the budget cleared on Tuesday by the Senate Committee,” he said.
IGP Orders Massive Security Reinforcement in Plateau After Bokkos Massacre
DSS Orders Probe Into Alleged Manhandling of Sowore at Court, Defends Due Process in Cybercrime Trial
DEGREES ARE NOT ENOUGH: WHY EVERY STUDENT SHOULD LEARN A DIGITAL SKILL, BY NURHIE GREAT
“I Don’t See the Level of Hunger Nigerians Are Complaining About” — Onanuga Defends Tinubu’s Reforms
Elon Musk Loses $350bn After SpaceX AI Bond Plan Sparks Market Panic
THE SIEGE ON OGBEOZOMA: How a Delta Community’s Land Wealth Became a Curse of Bullets and Bulldozers
Ijaw Opinion Leader Eselemo Counters Denial of Ijaw Existence in Warri South
Oborevwori’s CPS Recounts Delta’s Successes, Dismisses Negative Article as Conjecture
Media Expert Obari Reviews ‘White Guava and War,’ Urges Renewed Investment in Nigeria’s Publishing Sector
We Lost a Great Statesman – Okowa Pays Glowing Tribute to ex-Delta Commissioner Late Otumara, Visit Family in Warri
IGP Bans Unauthorised Social Media Activities by Police Personnel
Oborevwori Launches Affordable Homes Plan for Delta Workers
DSS Closes Case Against El-Rufai as Court Rejects Bid to Ease Bail Conditions
DPO to Journalists: Verify First, Publish With Proof, Not Hype
