The Federal Government has earmarked ₦65 billion for the reintegration of ex-militants under the Presidential Amnesty Programme.
Also, ₦37.83 billion and ₦80.88 billion were allocated to the North East Development Commission (NEDC) and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) respectively.
This was even as the government allocated ₦110 billion for the construction and rehabilitation of roads in every geopolitical zone in Nigeria.
The roads which would be done through counterpart funding include the dualisation of Markurdi –Enugu Road; Akwanga –Jos-Bauchi-Gombe Road; reconstruction of the outstanding sections of Benin-Ofosu-Ore-Ajebandele-Shagamu Expressway; construction of Bodo-Bonny Road; pavement strengthening and Asphalt Overlay of Ajebandele-Ijebu-Ode-Shagamu Road; construction of Oju/Loko-Oweto Bridge to link Loko and Oweto and dualisation of Ilorin-Jebba.
Agriculture and rural development got over ₦11 billion for the promotion and development of the value chain across the country in more than 30 different commodities; ₦3.97 billion for the veterinary and pest control services.
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Also, ₦8.20 billion was allocated for rural roads and water sanitation; ₦2.01 billion for National Grazing Reserve Development; ₦813 million for mechanization and ₦1.48 billion would go for Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises (Life) Programme.
₦2.86 billion was allocated for Food and Strategic Reserves, ₦1.81 billion went to agribusiness and market development.
Similarly, ₦1.67 billion was set aside for the Hawul Inter-Basin Water Transfer Dam project and ₦700 million was earmarked for Zungeru Wushishi Water Supply while ₦1.6 billion was budgeted for Partnership for Expanded Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (PEWASH). The same way, ₦1billion went to Special Intervention for North East and IDPs.
