The All Indigenous Contractors Affiliation of Nigeria (AICAN) has warned of a attainable protest on the All Progressives Congress (APC) nationwide conference in Abuja over delayed funds for presidency contracts.
Jackson Nwosu, nationwide president of AICAN, spoke in Abuja on Tuesday throughout a resumed protest by members of the affiliation.
The affiliation is demanding the quick launch of N150 billion owed to its members, citing gradual disbursements for verified federal tasks executed in 2024 and 2025.
Nwosu mentioned the federal authorities has to this point launched solely N21 billion to the affiliation’s members, with over N1 trillion nonetheless excellent.
Seun Babatunde, nationwide secretary of AICAN, mentioned many contractors are going through extreme monetary pressure because of the unpaid contracts.
AICAN members have staged a number of protests in Abuja over unpaid contracts executed in 2024 and 2025.
The 2026 appropriation invoice allotted N1.7 trillion for verified contractors’ liabilities from 2024 and a further N100 billion for different native contractors’ money owed.
Former Minister of State for Finance, Doris Uzoka-Anite, emphasised that the verification course of is essential for making certain accountability and transparency in public spending.
In December, President Bola Tinubu arrange a multi-ministerial committee to resolve the continuing disaster over unpaid federal contractors, with excellent funds.
Excellent contractor money owed have been a recurring problem in Nigeria’s public finance administration, with related budgetary provisions made in earlier years.
In February, the Senate urged the Federal Authorities to revert to the previous fee system that allowed Ministries, Departments and Businesses (MDAs) to pay contractors straight.
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