Bauchi Spends N1Billion On Catering Materials, Foodstuffs, N64Million On Erosion, Flood Control Despite Experiencing Deadly Floods

A reappraisal of the Bauchi State fund show papers by SaharaReporters has shown that it spent N1 cardinal connected foodstuffs and catering materials proviso betwixt January and September 2024.

This magnitude exceeds that magnitude spent connected rehabilitation/repair of h2o facilities, amounting to N61.9 million.

The magnitude spent connected the rehabilitation/repair of hospitals/health centres stood astatine N123.1 million, portion rehabilitation/repair of nationalist schools stood astatine N368 million. All for these figures are little than what the authorities spent connected foodstuffs/catering materials supply.

The magnitude spent connected the construction/provision of h2o facilities stood astatine N374.1 million, construction/provision of nationalist schools stood astatine N978.6 million, portion construction/provision of cultivation facilities stood astatine N241.1 million.

The reappraisal besides shows that portion the authorities spent N1 cardinal connected nutrient stuffs/catering materials supply, it spent lone N63.5 cardinal connected erosion and flooding control.

This is contempt the devastation caused by flooding which led to the decease of 15 persons and injuries to 163 others successful September.

While the authorities spent N1 cardinal connected foodstuffs/catering worldly supply, the superior expenditure expended connected a specializer infirmary successful Bauchi stood astatine N147 million.

There person been concerns implicit mediocre absorption resources by authorities governments, particularly successful the look of inadequate resources.

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