Aisha Yesufu, Rufai Oseni fume over N8bn allocation for churches, mosques in 2026 budget

Reactions have continued to trail reports indicating that the Federal Government earmarked about N8.05 billion in the 2026 Budget for church and mosque related projects.

DAILY POST reports that an analysis by a public accountability organisation, Tracka, indicated that about N1.91 billion was allocated to church-related projects and N6.14 billion to mosque-related projects in the 2026 budget.

Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar had on Tuesday slammed the President Bola Tinubu government, wondering why the whooping sum should be allocated to religious projects while poor masses continue to wallow in abject poverty.

Reacting, Aisha Yesufu, a chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, questioned why “monies that should be used to fund education” are being allocated to religious projects.

“What is the business of the State with religion? Why is the Nigerian government funding churches and mosques? Why should churches and mosques be in budget?

“Monies that should be used to fund education. We are just not a serious country,” she wrote on X.

Similarly, Arise TV Morning Show host, Rufai Oseni alleged that the lawmakers inputed the amount in the budget in order to syphon the money.

“Everything about these lawmakers is fraud. Tax law, fraud, budget fraud. Why is it that the church project went to Bende?

“Who is from there? Why is it that the Mosque budget went to Zaria? Who is from Zaria? Rubber stamp lawmakers,” Oseni said.