Public affairs commentator Mahdi Shehu warns that lawmakers allegedly involved in abuses of constituency projects will face consequences. In posts on his X account, Shehu reacts to reports that multiple federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) received a combined sum of over N205.96 billion for projects that, according to the reports, fall outside their statutory mandates in the 2026 Appropriation Act. Shehu alleges that some members of Nigeria’s National Assembly treat constituency projects as personal business and use public funds for private gain. He claims that certain lawmakers “stash” money in MDAs under the banner of constituency projects, pressure or intimidate agency heads, and award contracts to firms linked to themselves, their family members, or associates at inflated prices. He also alleges that some of the funded projects are poorly executed or abandoned. Shehu does not specify which lawmakers are involved in the allegations in the provided reports, but he states that those allegedly responsible will not escape the consequences of their actions, adding that the harm caused by alleged misuse of public funds will eventually return to those he says are responsible. The warnings are presented as commentary responding to the reported spending figures.
Commentator Mahdi Shehu warns lawmakers over alleged constituency project abuses
Public affairs commentator Mahdi Shehu warns that lawmakers allegedly involved in abuses of constituency projects will face consequences. In posts on his X account, Shehu reacts to reports that multip...
- Mahdi Shehu makes remarks on X warning that lawmakers allegedly involved in constituency project abuses will face consequences.
- Shehu responds to reports that 16 federal MDAs received more than N205.96 billion for projects outside their statutory mandates in Nigeria’s 2026 Appropriation Act.
- He alleges some National Assembly members use constituency projects for personal gain, including pressuring agency heads.
- He claims some contracts are awarded to companies linked to lawmakers or their associates at inflated costs.
- He says some constituency projects are poorly executed or abandoned.
Public affairs commentator Mahdi Shehu has warned that lawmakers allegedly involved in the abuse of constituency projects will eventually face the consequences of their actions. Shehu made the remarks in a post shared on his X account on Saturday night while reacting to reports that no fewer than 16 federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) received more than N205.96 billion for projects outside their statutory mandates in the 2026 Appropriation Act. Reacting to the development, Shehu accused some members of the National Assembly of using constituency projects for personal gain. He alleged that some lawmakers stash money in MDAs in the name of constituency projects, intimidate agency heads, and award contracts to companies linked to themselves, their family members or associates at inflated costs. According to him, some of the projects are either poorly executed or abandoned. Shehu warned that those allegedly involved would not escape the consequences of their actions. “Painful lives and living await them for choosing to betray a trust they are reposed with or they snatched,” he wrote. “They will last long to harvest in full measure, evil for evil, greed for greed, treachery for treachery.” The commentator further claimed that the suffering allegedly caused by the misuse of public funds would eventually return to those responsible. “In the manner their actions are subjecting and forcing millions into poverty, penury, pains and disease, in that same manner they shall experience poverty, pains, diseases, penury and degradation,” he said.
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