FG Earmarks N3trn For Projects 2016

The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity,Malam Garba Shehu on Sunday,
said the Federal Government had set aside N3 trillion for projects in 2016.
Shehu disclosed this while speaking with newsmen on the sidelines of a dinner held to celebrate the child dedication of Mr Paul Ibe, the Head of the Atiku Media Office in Abuja.
According to him, the government of President Buhari will make sure that contractors are mobilised and paid for executing the jobs.
He urged Nigerians to be patient with the  government as it would deliver.
He added that “unlike what we have in the past, this government will award contracts and back them up with money to ensure their conclusion.
“Nigerians will be happy in a short while; let us just have a little more patience.”
The presidential aide, who said he attended the event to identify with the celebrator who had been a long standing companion, noted that
the Federal Government had saved more than N3 trillion from the Treasury Single Account (TSA).
He said “Paul has been my friend for long; as a bureau chief and as editor; we have worked closely together for long.
“When he decided to leave ThisDay Newspapers, he accepted to serve with me at Atiku Media office.
“We were there as coordinator and deputy coordinator until my latest appointment.”
On her part, Hajiya, Titi Abubakar, wife of the former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, said that the hardship being faced by Nigerians at present would not be long.
She said that some wrongs ought to be put right before the economy would pick up.
She added that “anything God gives us, we have to say thank you to him; if at this particular time there is change.