NIGERIA: HOW TO SPEND OUR 54 BILLION DOLLARS

Economist in the Yaradua government must be throwing fits right now. Soludo has the hardest job on earth, where you are supposed to fight the dragon with bare hands. Enjoy the article.

Bala Muhammed A few weeks ago, it was announced that those funds had risen to 54 billion. The latest story doing the rounds is that these monies are going to be mobilised and shared between the three tiers of government: Federal, States and Local Governments. (They may have already started). That sharing may be constitutional, but many people including this writer are worried about these monies ending up where they are not supposed to end up, especially now that that NIPSS course is about to begin.