Zam Titus Tartenger

Titus Zam Tartenger (born in 1970) is a Nigerian politician and senator-elect representing Benue North-West Senatorial District. He was named the chairman, Senate committee on rules and business of the 10th senate on 8 August 2023. Quotes “Every month, they are given N2.9 billion per month, and that is a drop in the ocean, but for now, that is what is being given to them,” “Remember that they have a budget of N140 billion, and if you give someone that has a budget of N140 billion, N2.9 billion per month, times 12 months, it’s still not up to half. “But, we thank Mr. President; we thank the executive for at least dropping something for them to take off. I suppose that is just a take-off package." “When the commission finally comes to fruition, it is expected that much more will be released. For now, that is what they are given for take-off.” “North central region has certain comparative advantages over and above other regions,” “For example, we have arable land, we have good rainfall, we have vegetation that is conducive for agriculture. We have admonished the management of the NCDC to take agriculture very seriously." “We also spoke about mining. Most north-central states are into mining. They need to be supported.” “We also have a challenge of insecurity. The commission is advised to support the security forces and state governments to complement their efforts towards mitigating the tides of insecurity within the region,” “We also ask them to take rural development very seriously because we are also rural in nature." “Apart from the state capitals and a few local government headquarters, most of north-central is rural, so they have to do those basic things — culverts, bridges. That has been taken care of as part of our deliberations in the meeting.” “What we have done is to meet with the management of the North Central Development Commission on the timelines for their activities. You know that this commission is about developing our rural communities." “And we have heard the MD say that the Federal Government has started funding them, even though what is being given is not as much as they would expect. But there is always a gap between our wishes and reality." So the FG has started giving them some allocation each month. And we have met with them and agreed that those funds should be promptly used so that there will be deliverables at the end of the year in tandem with their mandate.” “We also agreed to commence immediate oversight visits first to their office in Lafia, Nasarawa and thereafter moved around the North Central states to see the programmes and projects they have executed or plan to carry out." “So, we have all agreed to work together to support them, and they have agreed to also perform credibly to avoid disappointing Mr President Bola Tinubu, who brought this idea to fruition,” “Every month, they are given N2.9bn. And that’s just a drop in the ocean. For now, that’s what is being given to them. Remember that they had a budget of N140bn. If you give someone who has a budget of N140bn and he gets N2.9bn, multiply by 12 months. That is still not up to half of its budget. “So we thank Mr President for, at least, dropping something for the take-off. I suppose that is just a takeoff funding. When the commission finally comes on stage, it is expected that much more will be released. For now, that’s what they are being given.” “We also spoke about mining. Most North Central states are into mining, which needs to be supported. We also have a challenge of insecurity. The commission is advised to support the security forces and the state government to complement their efforts towards mitigating the tides of insecurity within the region." “We also ask them to take rural development very seriously because we are also rural in nature. Apart from state capitals and a few local wetlands, most of North Central is rural. So they have to concentrate on doing things like culverts, bridges and so on,” “North Central is mostly agricultural land. We have arable land, we have good rainfall, we have vegetation, and there’s a policy for agriculture. We need the Department of NCDC to take agriculture very seriously. External links Category:1960 births Category:Living people Category:Politicians from Nigeria Category:Lawyers from Nigeria