Perks Before People — Eight State Assemblies Allocate N31.6bn For Houses, Cars And Allowances As Healthcare, Education Budgets Shrink

Perks Before People — Eight State Assemblies Allocate N31.6bn For Houses, Cars And Allowances As Healthcare, Education Budgets Shrink

Perks before people. That is the label on legislators across eight states that allocated approximately N31.6 billion for their houses, cars, furniture and allowances. This comes as funding for healthcare, education and other essential sectors got trimmed. A Daily Sun analysis of State Houses of Assembly budgets shows that lawmakers in Borno, Lagos, Ekiti, Ondo, Akwa Ibom, Delta, Oyo and Osun states earmarked billions for their comfort in the mid…