Nigeria

Bala Mohammed

Minister

2010–2015 Nigeria · FCT (Abuja)

PDP

FCT road construction; Abuja development; later Bauchi governor.

62Good

Overall Score

63Good

Projects

60Good

Budget

62Good

Crises

60Good

Debt

Performance Radar

Sector Allocation

Public Sentiment Score

/100

Mixed/Neutral

Budget by Year ($M)

Legacy Projects (2)

Bauchi-Gombe Road

Ongoing

Roads

2020–

Road rehabilitation under Bala Mohammed

40M

FCT Centenary City

Stalled

Housing

2014–

New city for Nigeria's 100th anniversary, largely stalled

800M

Events & Crises Timeline

Abuja Land Racketeering / FCT Allocation Scandal

2015

Corruption

FCT under Bala Mohammed was plagued by allegations of irregular land allocations, demolitions of poor communities and preference for cronies in acquiring prime Abuja plots.

FCT Centenary City Loan Controversy

2014

Economic

FCT Minister Bala Mohammed contracted $800M for Centenary City to mark Nigeria's 100 years. Project was mired in controversy over land acquisition from communities and was largely abandoned.