Border Community Development News Today

For many People of Akure origin, the project was a prayer answered and Hon. Olowookere received encomiums for the laudable initiative. Six years and four months later the people of Akure are left in a fix, as the N150 million project remains uncompleted and is now decaying. Background Mr. Yemi Oluwadare, a leader in Akure recalls that the clamour for building the Akure Civic Centre began when the Akure City Hall located at Oba Adesida Road became small and was crumbling.

Border Community Development Agency (BCDA) has denied it awarded and paid millions of Naira for projects which were not executed. An investigation by a journalist, Elijah Akoji of WikiTimes said the agency awarded N56 million borehole projects for communities in Jigawa State which were never executed despite the release of funds.

This investigation by Elijah Akoji uncovers how a Nigerian government agency awarded N56 million borehole project for communities in Jigawa State which were never executed despite release of funds. Between 2018 and 2019, payment made by the Border Community Development Agency (BCDA) has shown that over N100 billion was paid to more than 30 companies without payment description, a procurement infraction that has made all projects within that period difficult to track, findings from Govspend.com h...