Plans To Spend N142 Billion For The Construction Of Bus Terminals Is A Tragic Irony Of Nigeria—Peter Obi

Plans To Spend N142 Billion For The Construction Of Bus Terminals

OpenLife Nigeria reports that Mr. Peter Obi, Labour Party Presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections says government   plans to spend N142 billion for bus terminals is a tragic irony of Nigeria.

Obi, who entitled his remarks: “₦ 142 Billion for Bus Terminals: Another Evidence of misplaced Priority,” noted that the current  bad economic situation requires prudent management of scarce resources

The difference between the success and failure of the development in any nation is how you prioritise your scarce resources.

The recent announcement that a sum of ₦142 billion has been approved by the Federal Government for the construction of one bus terminal in each of our six geopolitical zones further affirms the lack of competence, lack of focus and poor leadership.

In the 2024 budget, which is the operational budget today, the entire budget of all the teaching hospitals across all the federal universities in the country, as well as the federal psychiatric centres, is under ₦100 billion, yet the government has approved ₦142 billion for bus terminals.

This is disturbing, considering that Health is one of the most critical areas of development, which is deteriorating and remains grossly underfunded. WHO recently reported that over 20 million Nigerians are living with mental health issues.

This is not only a misplaced priority but a tragic irony of our country.

This is not governance.

A New Nigeria is POssible.

– PO