About N240 billion was allocated for road infrastructure in the budget even though there are N640 billion outstanding certificates to contractors.
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Works, Abubakar Kabir (APC, Kano), has described the allocation to the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing as "inadequate."
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