Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has allocated N140 million for the construction and rehabilitation of emir palaces and mosques in Kaduna State in its 2026 budget — one of several constituency projects bearing no discernible connection to livestock development, according to the 2026 Appropriation Act seen by TheCable.
Nigeria’s livestock ministry has apparently expanded its mandate — to include emir palaces, mosques, sports halls, and hospital equipment.
The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has earmarked N140 million for the “construction and rehabilitation of emir palaces and mosque(s) in Birnin Gwari/Giwa federal constituency, Kaduna State” in the 2026 Appropriation Act, according to documents seen by TheCable.
The allocation sits under the ministry’s headquarters’ capital projects — despite having no identifiable connection to livestock development.
It is far from the only head-scratching line item. The ministry’s 2026 budget also includes:
N2.1 billion for construction of schools for students in rural farming communities across the south-west; N700 million each for rural roads in farming communities in Anambra and Ogun states; N595 million for grain purchases for vulnerable communities across the south-east; N490 million for rural farm roads in Imo State; N350 million for medical equipment supply to primary health centres across five LGAs in Cross River State; N210 million for a multipurpose hall, sports and event centre in Ifeanyi Ubah Senatorial District; N210 million for hospital equipment in Oju/Obi federal constituency, Benue State; N175 million for medical equipment in Idanre federal constituency; and N70 million for renovation of nurses’ quarters in Burutu federal constituency, Delta State.
The allocations follow a recognisable pattern in Nigeria’s budgetary architecture — constituency projects embedded in ministerial budgets regardless of thematic relevance — a practice that has drawn sustained criticism from fiscal accountability advocates.
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