{"id":116066,"date":"2025-01-21T19:39:25","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T18:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=116066"},"modified":"2025-01-21T19:39:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T18:39:25","slug":"nass-queries-minister-over-non-adherence-to-federal-character-in-situating-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/nass-queries-minister-over-non-adherence-to-federal-character-in-situating-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"NASS queries minister over non-adherence to federal character in situating projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">The National Assembly Joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Regional Development has queried the Minister of Regional Development, Abubakar Momoh, over non-adherence to the federal character principle in situating projects of the defunct Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs.<\/p>\n<p>The committee noted that 70 per cent of the ministry\u2019s projects for 2024 were domiciled in Edo state.<\/p>\n<p>It added that the ministry\u2019s budget favoured Edo State over other states that were supposed to have benefitted from its projects.<\/p>\n<p>The committee expressed displeasure when the minister of Regional Development, Abubakar Momoh and Minister of state, Uba Maigari, appeared before the it to defend the 2024 budget performance and the 2025 proposal.<\/p>\n<p>A member of the House of Representatives, Matthew Nwogu, questioned the minister on why 70 percent of the projects for 2024 were located in Edo State.<\/p>\n<p>Nwogu said, \u201cMr Minister, tell us why most of these 2024 budgets (projects) are situated in Edo State?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lawmaker wondered why other states were excluded while the bulk of the projects went to Edo State.<\/p>\n<p>Another member of the Committee, Chinedu Ogar, also asked the minister to explain why 70 percent of the 2025 proposed projects of the ministry are also located in Edo State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonorable Minister, I am happy that you are a product of the National Assembly. 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