WE EXECUTED MULTI-BILLION NAIRA PROJECTS DESPITE ZERO CAPITAL ALLOCATION- INTERIOR MINISTER 16-01-25
By Sadiq Aminu The Minister of Interior, Mr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has revealed that the Ministry successfully executed various multi-billion Naira capital projects in 2024, despite receiving zero capital allocation.
Mr. Tunji-Ojo during the 2025 budget defense before the National Assembly’s Joint Committee on Interior the Minister disclosed that some of the contracts dated as far back as 1999 had been abandoned by contractors, either in breach of contract terms, under Public-Private Partnership, PPP, or concession agreements.
This achievement, according to the Minister was made possible by reviewing and enforcing existing contracts, compelling contractors to fulfill their obligations as stipulated in their agreements.
Mr. Tunji-Ojo, who described the accountability measures instituted to ensure compliance, emphasized that the Ministry achieved these milestones without incurring additional costs to the government.
“We were able to complete automation e-gates, the command and control center, resource centers, visa approval centers, solar farms, and other projects by thinking outside the box,”
“We didn’t spend a kobo of government money to do some of these things. What we did was avoid entering into new contracts. Instead, we reviewed existing ones and implemented value proposition management to ensure contractors fulfilled their obligations.
Mr. Tunji-Ojo assured the Committee that no public funds were used for the commissioned projects, and no new contracts or concessions were signed.
After presenting the proposed 2025 budget, Tunji-Ojo pledged to continue leveraging technology and reforms to address challenges and improve efficiency.
In their separate presentations the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, and the House of Representatives counterpart, Mr. Abdullahi Aliyu, commended the Minister for surpassing the 2024 revenue target despite the zero capital allocation.