The Federal Road Safety Corp Marshal, Shehu Mohammed has budgeted to spend the sum of N1,180,000,000 in local and international travels out of the N10,829,243,787 it budgeted for overhead expenses under the 2025 budget proposal of the commission, a LeadingReporters finding has revealed. The budgets which has organizational code no 0161007001, account code no 22020101, and programme code no POH001000687 has local travel and transportation expenses placed at N250,000,000, N800,000,000. Other travels include two international and local travels and transportation put at N65,000,000 each, totaling N130,000,000. Another N120,000,000 was earmarked for international training and another N650,000,000 for local training.
Other frivolous conduits through which monies are budgeted and diverted through overhead expenses include N87,500,000 to be spent as sitting allowance, another N87,500,000 earmarked for fumigation. The Shehu Mohammed-led FRSC also earmarked N740,000,000 purportedly for publicity and advertisement. This is despite owning and operating its own radio station.
Our findings revealed that more than four years after floating a radio station, FRSC has not remitted any money as proceeds from that investment. Rather, in its capital expenditure proposal, the commission is asking the national assembly to allow it spend N290,037,631.84 with which to acquire software for its radio communication renewal license fee for 2017 to 2023 vide programme code ERGP29227969, while the sum of N90,000,000 was budgeted for tea and meals.
The Corp Marshal 2025 residential rent is put at N350,000,000 while another N900,000,000 was requested for the purchase of two (2) units of 5 bedroom duplexes for Deputy Corp Marshals in Abuja N435,000,000 each, and purchase of 6 flats for senior officers’ official residence put at N30,000,000 each.
Another incredible spendings are N52,000,000 to be spent as grant to private companies and N70,000,000 to be spent in preparing and administering 2025 budget.