Investigation into the 2026 budgets have continued to elicit hidden corrupt moves by many agencies and ministries of the federal government of Nigeria as the latest discovery shows how The Federal Ministry of Works, under the immediate past Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi proposed to spend over N500 million on training of hairdressers, makeup artists, supply of grinding machines, motorcycles, mini-vans and anti-drug abuse sensitisation/advocacy in selected states of the federation in 2026.
Details of the proposed expenditure are contained in the 2026 Appropriation Bill uploaded on the Budget Office website accessed, yesterday.
Track News found that the items and services were distributed across select locations across geographical zones of the country.
Under the budget item with code number: ERGP 12234747, the ministry is proposing to supply a yet to be determined number of grinding machines to Women in Ndokwa/ Ukwani Federal Constituency (South South), with the sum of N35million.
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In a similar manner, the same amount (N35million) was proposed for the training and empowerment of women on hair dressing, make-up and soap making in Mikang/ Shandam/ Quampan Federal Constituency of Plateau State (North Central).
The budget document also includes a proposal to spend N70million on the empowerment and training of Youths, Women and seven retirees on different skills and trade equipment in Inyamaltu/ Deba in Gombe State (North East).
The ministry is also to spend N70million on the supply of mini pick-up vans, mini shuttle buses and motorcycles to constituents in Abakaliki Federal Constituency in Ebonyi State (South East).
There is equally a proposal for the training sensitisation and advocacy, and empowerment of North Central Youths against drug abuse in Zamfara State (geographically located in the North West.), among several similar proposals.
This latest revelation is just one of many as even the presidency budgeted over N12b for alternative power supply in the villa while Tinubu’s administration continued to boast of improved power supply.
