2027: Angry Lawmakers Plan Major Showdown With FG Over Constituency Projects

Some angry Nigerian Senators and Members of the House of Representatives are planning a major showdown against thr federal government , upon resumption from the recess, over non servicing of their constituency projects.

Rising from separate meetings in Abuja Tuesday night, the Lawmakers appear to have concluded arrangements to mobilize their colleagues who are equally piqued by the activities of the executive.

The meeting for the Senators was said to have been held in a private residence of a ranking northern APC Senator, while the Reps were hosted by a Member of the opposition from the South. Lawmakers from both opposition parties and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) were said to be in attendance.

Top on the agenda of the meetings, according to different sources, was the alleged non funding of constituency projects nominated by the Lawmakers in the 2024 and 2025 budgets; the only two appropriation exercise they were opportune to participate.

In line with the culture of maintaining a January – December budget circle inherited from the past administration, President Tinubu is expected to present the 2026 Appropriation Bill to the joint session of the National Assembly, anytime soon.

The Lawmakers, most of whom are warming up for 2027 elections, were said to be dissatisfied by the way some of their constituents received them during this period of long vacation. Some who are in the ruling party, lamented during the meetings, that they were fast losing the supports of their constituents to new aspirants, over what they called “fake promises”.

“Imagine promising the people of our commitments to facilitate one or two projects to their wards in the 2025 budget, and with barely 3 months to the end of the year, nothing to show for it; whereas, the same projects are captured in the 2025 budget, but someone, somewhere, has refused to mobilize contractors to commence work. I wonder what I will be promising them in the 2026 budget, knowing fully well that they will still tag it fake promises”.

A top source privy to the Reps secret meeting, hinted that some Members have been drafted from various political parties and regions, to mobilize those in their blocs to ensure that the executive does the right thing.

“Going by what we saw in these few weeks of our recess, I will just advise anyone seeking reelection to step up their games, if need be, go and take loans and prosecute your own election,” he added.

Majority of the Lawmakers were said to have specifically blamed key government officials for the current crisis.

However, a source close to President Bola Tinubu said that the lawmakers are not angry with the president as they are being carried along in the scheme of things as the President has been battling economic crisis caused by bad bad policies of past administrations and that all issues would be addressed in due course.

The source stated that President Tinubu is the best person for the country at the moment as he has the necessary experience to move the nation forward.