The Nation Newspaper Still on the Abdul Ningi budget padding allegation
A document titled “Final Summary Analysis of the Harmonized 2024 Budget ”, produced by Microxpressions Consult and submitted to the legislature gave an overview of the figures focusing on allocations to Ministries, Department and Agencies .
One of those who should know is BudgIT, a non- governmental organisation which, for over a decade, has done tremendous work here in Nigeria monitoring budgets – federal and state. The question that arises here is why these appropriations were treated like the budget of the National Assembly which is mostly shrouded in secrecy? Why extend that practice to public agencies which should have nothing to hide except if browbeaten to do so.
The manner in which they allocated money for things like okada, sewing machines, hair dressing and barbing equipment etc, you would be right if you conclude that state governments no longer exist, or if they do, no longer have fiduciary responsibility to their own citizenry. Readers will better understand what am saying after reading the relevant portion of BudgIT’s intervention which shows how the budget of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food security was serially butchered to make way for such mundane things as barbing kits and sewing machines – things Local Governments should be the appropriate level of government to handle.
BudgIT commented that the budget of the ministry of Agriculture focused mainly on its core mandate but all that changed after it was reviewed, and yanked off, by members of the National Assembly who then went on to insert all manner of items, no matter how far removed from Agriculture.
I am not that naive not to know that the above must have been the template for all senators even though Senator Ali Ndume boasts that some senators are more important than others. Big or small they all corner sums that will never be described as a pittance.
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