The Borno State Government has admitted that the inclusion of a N4bn rail project in its 2025 Budget Implementation Report was an administrative error, following concerns raised by a civic accountability organisation over the reported execution of the project.
The clarification followed a report by Tracka, published on June 15, which questioned the state’s claim that N2bn was spent on rail construction projects in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council and another N2bn in Jere Local Government Area, with both projects listed as 100 per cent completed.
According to Tracka, field visits conducted in May 2026 found no evidence of recently executed rail construction or rehabilitation works in the affected areas.
The organisation said it observed old and deteriorating rail infrastructure at the Maiduguri Railway Terminus and along rail corridors in MMC and Jere LGAs.
“There was no visible evidence of recently completed rail construction or rehabilitation works, no active construction sites, no
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