Peter Obi says. “N2.493 Trillion Allocated to Five Regional Commissions, North Central Omitted”

The North Central Regional Commission’s omission from the planned 2025 budget’s fiscal allocations has drawn criticism from Peter Gregory Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in 2023. In order to foster equitable development and peace throughout Nigeria, Obi called the omission “deeply troubling” and called for its prompt reversal.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>

The exact words of the former governor of Anambra read, “the exclusion of the North Central Regional Commission from the budgetary allocations provided to other regional commissions in the 2025 proposed budget is deeply troubling and must be urgently reversed. Such an anomaly does not make for the even development and peace that is needed for progress in the country”.

Regarding what was allocated, He wrote that “a total of N2.493 trillion has been allocated to five regional development commissions, with the North Central Regional Commission glaringly omitted.

“The North Central region requires special attention due to the severe challenges it faces today. Relentless terror attacks and banditry in Plateau, Benue, Kogi, and Niger States have caused immense suffering, resulting in significant loss of lives and forcing countless families into internally displaced persons (IDP) camps,” Obi stated.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>