Senators Received N500 Million Each For Constituency Projects – Bamidele Confirms

Senators Received N500 Million Each For Constituency Projects – Bamidele Confirms

Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District and also the Majority Leader of the Red Chamber, has affirmed that senators received N500 million each for constituency projects……READ ALSO Some Senators Seek To Impeach Akpabio Before July,” Claims Senate Majority Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele

Bamidele made this confirmation during an interview with journalists after plenary on Tuesday, March 12, acknowledging the allocation of constituency funds to senators. He urged Nigerians to be patient with lawmakers in executing the projects in their respective constituencies.

He stated, “I was going through online, and it’s trending that every senator got N500m here today, and I am not going to deny anything. My appeal to Nigerians today is not about what was said here today because I am not going to deny that. But we have 12 months to implement this budget and see whether any of these senators here will not implement boreholes, enough solar street lights, road construction, training, and empowerment that will not be up to N500m.”

The Senate witnessed a rowdy session on Tuesday following Senator Jarigbe Jarigbe’s claim that some “senior senators” received N500 million in the 2024 budget for constituency projects. Jarigbe made the assertion while contributing to a motion moved by Senator Solomon Adeola, representing Ogun West, regarding allegations of budget padding.

The Cross River lawmaker alleged that all senators are complicit if they investigate the budget and constituency projects. He challenged his colleagues, stating, “We are going forth and back on these issues — the issue of the budget and individual issues concerning what came to our various constituencies. If we want to discuss those issues, all of us are culpable. Some senior senators received N500 million each. I’m a ranking senator; I did not receive one. Did I go to the press? Most of you got it. Let us wash our dirty linen in public.”