House of Representatives Committee on FCT has said it would probe the circumstances responsible for the abandonment of capital projects worth over N470 billion.
The capital projects range from roads, water, health, transportation and sundry projects, for which votes were earmarked from 2010 to 2013, but were yet to be completed, and in some instances had not even commenced.
Chairman of House Committee on FCT, Hon. Emmanuel Jime(APC-Benue), made this known in Abuja.
He decried the poor releases from the Budget Office for projects in the capital resulting to the crumbling infrastructure in Abuja and its slow development.
He said: “The Committee has observed that the ONEX and OSEX road projects are still on-going. However, we are made to understand that these critical roads should have been completed in 2013. We believe FCTA should channel adequate resources towards completion of those roads.
“It’s unfortunate that we are learning that over N470billion is still required, after several budget years to complete some of these projects. So what to ask is, where is the money from the budget passed since 2008 for these projects.”
Jime said the committee had, through its oversight since 2011, observed the sad decline in federal government’s attention to the FCT.
