President Bola Tinubu has halved the ₦1 billion constituency project allocation for federal lawmakers due to budgetary challenges, Hon. Yusuf Gagdi disclosed.
Hon. Yusuf Gagdi, a member of the House of Representatives, has revealed that President Bola Tinubu reduced the ₦1 billion constituency project allocation for each federal lawmaker to ₦500 million, citing funding constraints in the 2025 budget.
In a viral video, Gagdi, who represents Pankshin, Kanke, and Kanam Federal Constituency of Plateau State, clarified that lawmakers do not directly receive constituency project funds. “Our parliamentary order differs from that of the State Assembly because no federal legislator receives constituency project funds,” he said.
He explained that the ₦1 billion allocation is shared among all legislators from each state. “In Kano, the ₦1 billion envelope is shared among 27 legislators. In Plateau, we are only eight members, so each of us gets ₦125 million worth of projects,” Gagdi stated.
He added that no capital project funds have been released yet and that Tinubu informed the Speaker last week that the 2025 budget “cannot be funded,” leading to the cut from ₦1 billion to ₦500 million.