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Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by LordVarys: 7:49am On Feb 19, 2016
The 2016 budget was not predicated on the zero-based budgeting system as widely claimed by the federal government and Ministry of Budget and National Planning, the Auditor-General of the Federation (AuGF), Samuel Ukura, shockingly disclosed yesterday.


Ukura, who made this disclosure while defending the budget of his office before the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, admitted that though the federal government had chosen zero-based budgeting as the template for the 2016 budget, it was later forced to jettison it because the reality on ground did not favour its implementation.


However, the auditor-general’s claim was dismissed last night by officials of the Ministry of Budget and National Planning, who said Ukura did not know what he was talking about and wondered how he could have made the assertion given that he does not work in the Budget Office of the Federation.


Disclosing that the federal government was forced to return to the traditional envelope system, Ukura said the N2.9 billion budgeted for his office this year, just like other proposals in the 2016 budget, was drawn up using the envelope system previously used by the Ministry of Finance.


“The budgets of all ministries, departments and agencies of government this year are all enveloped-based and not zero-based as has been the case over the years, including that of my office, which was even largely done for us by the supervising ministry (budget and national planning ministry),” Ukura, who by virtue of his office is independent and reports directly to the president, said.


His disclosure shocked the committee and compelled Senators Akpan Bassey (Akwa Ibom, North-east) and Foster Ogola (Bayelsa, West) to remind Ukura how his revelation contradicted the submission before the joint session of the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari on December 22, 2015 while presenting the budget.


But Ukura insisted that the zero-based budgeting system was dropped from the outset and proceeded to throw more light on the intricacies on the zero-based budgeting process.



“This year’s budget is enveloped-based and not zero-based in anyway; it is the envelope system. The zero-based budgeting they wanted to introduce was not adhered to at the end of the day.


“In zero-based budgeting, it is assumed that such expenditure does not exist, you start from zero and justify why that expenditure must be used and at the end of it, the result you are going to get out of it.


“So it is a system which is good and which would have also helped to set targets but that wasn’t applied at the end of the day perhaps because it was hurriedly introduced.


“Under zero-based budgeting, a budget proposal and by extension, defence, is not about fighting but discussing what is made available for one to work with, because what they want, they give,” he explained.


Having given his explanation on the differences between the two methods used in the budgeting process, the committee then queried Ukura on why his office shied away from its responsibility of auditing the accounts of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), especially with regards to its penchant for budgeting N32 billion annually as recurrent expenditure when DPR, in the real sense, only has a staff strength of about 1,400 persons.


As the committee attempted to dismiss the auditor-general as incompetent following the perceived failure of his office to raise a single audit alarm despite the rampant cases of corruption in the country including the recent budget padding, its chairman, Senator Andy Uba (Anambra, South), came to his rescue and attributed the shortcomings on poor funding for the AuGF’s office by the federal government.


He described as unacceptable a situation where the important audit office of the federation, which is supposed to be independent, was allocated a paltry N654 million for the audit of the N6.08 trillion budget and all the MDAs.
Uba assured Ukura that the committee would increase the budget, adding: “If you are not adequately funded, you are exposed to corruption and this committee will not allow that to happen."


However, officials of the Ministry of Budget and National Planning refuted Ukura’s claim that the 2016 budget was not drawn on the zero-based budgeting process.


One official, who preferred not to be named, said: “Perhaps he does not know what it entails. But I can assure that the Budget Office drew up the 2016 Appropriation Bill using zero-based budgeting.”
He added that the auditor-general does not even work in the Budget Office of the Federation and wondered how he could have spoken on behalf of the office.


He recalled that once the federal government decided to transit from the envelop system to the zero-based budgeting system, consultants were hired by the federal government and conducted extensive training programmes for officials in the Budget Office and Directors of Finance in the MDAs.


“The training sessions took place even before the federal cabinet was sworn in and a template produced for all the MDAs to follow, so how can the auditor-general now say that the zero-based budgeting system was not used for the Appropriation Bill. Did he not go for the training; may be he did not understand it.


“Perhaps the auditor-general was referring only to the budget of his own office and not the entire 2016 budget,” he said.
The official also reminded THISDAY that it was as a result of the zero-based budgeting system several discrepancies arose in the 2016 budget.


“Remember that the discrepancies and errors in the 2016 budget arose due to the zero-based budget system. These arose because of the difficulties officials had adapting to the new system, so how can the auditor-general say that it was jettisoned?” he asked.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/auditor-general-2016-appropriation-bill-was-not-predicated-on-zero-based-budgeting/232318/

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Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by AngryNigerian(m): 8:17am On Feb 19, 2016
Okay...leave him to say the truth naa

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Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by OLADD: 9:17am On Feb 19, 2016
Gosh! Come and see government officials contradicting themselves so shamelessly as if we are in a pariah nation. Meanwhile, I thought the Presidential spokespersons attributed lack of understanding of the rudiments of ZBB as one of the reasons for 2016 budget errors. Why are we having contrary view with this official now telling us that designated govt functionaries were indeed trained on its application? In a bid to save Buhari's face, they kept watching their dirty linens in public and making him look like a learner.

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Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by Osakah24(m): 9:19am On Feb 19, 2016
Envelop system or Zero based all na grammar to deceive nigerians,which kind of zero based budgetting is this one?.with the revelations from the budget its obvious the bill na scam for APC to recover funds they used in campaign.

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Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by ratiken(m): 9:22am On Feb 19, 2016
Lies lies lies.... and even more Lies

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Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by dunkem21(m): 9:23am On Feb 19, 2016
I have never seen a clueless, tardy and incompetent government like this before ..



...Tutututufiakwa!

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Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by DeAfricana: 9:30am On Feb 19, 2016
Nigeria where d truth is hidden from d people

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Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by Mekus68: 9:53am On Feb 19, 2016
See as Buhari's government is lying to Nigerians back to back.

Soon Lie Muhammed will blame GEJ for all these APC lies.

Shameless government.

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Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by harmless011: 10:03am On Feb 19, 2016
So many lies with this buhari governemnt

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Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by brainbox1000(m): 10:03am On Feb 19, 2016
Okay
Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by MemphisDepay(m): 10:04am On Feb 19, 2016
Please how can Applications be transferred or moved from the Internal Storage to the SD card of an HTC phone? E don gimmie wahala since o. I don go settings tire!. HelLlllp
Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by TheFreeOne: 10:04am On Feb 19, 2016
I see this man losing his job soon cos he just told anyone who cares to listen that Buhari lied to Nigerians.

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Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by Omenkata: 10:05am On Feb 19, 2016
chaiii

Even the most adherent apc supporter will be soo ashamed right now

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Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by donald09: 10:06am On Feb 19, 2016
based on what
Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by HiddenShadow: 10:06am On Feb 19, 2016
Buhari and Confusion are 5 and 6. The so called sophisticated people won't like this story.

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Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by macaranta(m): 10:06am On Feb 19, 2016
And the lies and deceit continues

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Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by daramz1(m): 10:06am On Feb 19, 2016
Summary pls.
Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by dragonking2: 10:06am On Feb 19, 2016
Buhari's government is a disgrace! - Liar Mohammed

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Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by francizy(m): 10:07am On Feb 19, 2016
All these senseless and bigoted goats have decided to collapse this country by voting in a dead brain and deceitful dullard... SmH.

Even the gods of the ones from down south have been mute of late, especially the frog eyed gluttonous jagajagaban.

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Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by Samexdx(m): 10:09am On Feb 19, 2016
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Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by abdulwizzy(m): 10:09am On Feb 19, 2016
Hmmmm....
Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by makazona(m): 10:10am On Feb 19, 2016
Mis-kogbue!!!
Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by DeKen: 10:11am On Feb 19, 2016
Wonders
Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by Nobody: 10:11am On Feb 19, 2016
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Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by Shortyy(f): 10:12am On Feb 19, 2016
Meanwhile

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Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by ricsman(m): 10:12am On Feb 19, 2016
Correct AGF
Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by neolboy(m): 10:12am On Feb 19, 2016
we don hear
Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by omolola15(m): 10:13am On Feb 19, 2016
Please in simple grammar. Can someone tell me what zero based budget means.
Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by TheFreeOne: 10:13am On Feb 19, 2016
HiddenShadow:
Buhari and Confusion are 5 and 6. The so called sophisticated people won't like this story.

Confusion is an understatement when describing Buhari presidency.

Not all 'sophisticated' people voted for this 'chanji d-ole'.

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Re: Buhari's Budget Was Not Based On Zero Budgeting-Auditor General by abdulwizzy(m): 10:15am On Feb 19, 2016
francizy:
All these senseless and bigoted goats have decided to collapse this country by voting in a dead brain and deceitful dullard... SmH.


Imagine the rubbish coming out from ur mouth if u can't respect him as the president at least respect him as an elder cos I'm pretty sure he's old enough to be ur father, u guys will just come to NL and be spitting rubbish, if it pains u so much please Niger Republic is not far.

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