– Some MDAs risk zero allocation
– Certain grey areas identified in 2015 budget to be probed

The discrepancies identified in the 2016 budget proposal may appear to be unsettled ahead of next week’s plan by both chambers of the National Assembly to harmonise its budget.

The House of Representatives on Thursday, February 25 summoned the minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun, CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele, the Accountant General of the Federation Ahmed Idris and Minister of Budget and National Planning.



This is even as many ministries, departments and agencies of government risk zero allocation in 2016 if they or their oversighting committees miss deadline set by the House of Representatives for final harmonization Udo Ndoma.

Speaking on Thursday, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara issued a stern warning to committees yet to submit their budget report to do so within 24 hours or risk zero allocation to all the MDAs they represent. Of all the 97 committees, only 15 had submitted their budget report to the Committee on Appproriation.

In a communication from the Appropriations Committee read at the opening of the Thursday plenary session, the speaker directed chairmen of all the standing Committees to submit and defend their MDAs budget within 24 hours or risk zero budget for 2016.

Considering the enormous work before the committee on appropriation, its chairman Abdulmumin Jibrin informed all the members that the last session of the budget defence for Friday, 25th February scheduled to commence at 10amnwould start by 8pm.

While giving update on the presentation of the 2016 budget so far, Abdulmumin Jibrin, chairman house committee on appropriations confirmed that the budget proposals of the MDAs being presented by all the standing Committee have been harmonised with their Senate counterparts.




“Since by tomorrow we will finish taking the reports, we have agreed that we will invite the Minister of Budge and Planning, Minister of Finance, the Accountant General of the Federation, the Director of Budget Office and Central Bank Governor and engage them extensively on the entire budget.
“We also have pending issues on the 2015 budget, so they have to come with 2015 budget performance and then we will go into special session,” Jibrin
stated.

He also directed the Clerk of the Committee to liaise with the office of the Clerk of the House to access the members’ database for easy dispatch of message to all the 360 members and various Committees on the 25th February deadline for final submission and consideration of the MDAs’ budget.

Meanwhile, the speaker of House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has assured Nigerians that the implementable 2016 budget will begin by March ending.

Dogara who gave the assurance on Thursday, February 25, when he received the Nigerian association of chambers of commerce, industry, mines and agriculture in his office in Abuja, however admitted that the budget has some imperfections.

“We also have pending issues on the 2015 budget, so they have to come with 2015 budget performance and then we will go into special session,” Jibrin
stated.

pastormellanby:
who is in charge of budget and national planning, is it the finance minister.

pastormellanby:
who is in charge of budget and national planning, is it the finance minister.

vosquare:

Donariok:
BRING BACK OUR CORRUPTION!!!
With Corruption a bag of pure water was N80
Without Corruption a bag of pure water is N150
With Corruption dollar was N180
Without Corruption dollar is N400
With Corruption I have 20hrs electricity at low
tariff
Without Corruption I have 7hrs electricity
with 45% increase in tariff
With Corruption keke to my house takes N50
Without Corruption keke to my house takes
N100
WithCorruption smallest indomie was N40
Without Corruption smallest indomie is N60
The list can go on and on but I just have to end
it
and take a stand......
# IStandWithCorruption
# Bringbackourcorruption
# WakawakaBuhari
# BuharibringbackNigeria
# Bringbacknaira
If with Corruption Dollar was N180 and without
Corruption Dollar is now N425,
Brother and Sisters, you will agree with me that
we need corruption in this country...
Titus Sardine started with 4 fishes, it reduced
to
3. Then now it's 2.
In years to come, you'll open Sardine and see
"Try
Again Later"

daveyjay:
Is it not this minister of budget and national planning that moved domestic spending in Aso-Villa from #580m to #1.7bn??!
Kemi Adeosun postulated the arithmetic blunder 16+6= 24...hahaha failed people



BRING BACK OUR CORRUPTION!!!

With Corruption a bag of pure water was N80
Without Corruption a bag of pure water is N150
With Corruption dollar was N180
Without Corruption dollar is N400
With Corruption I have 20hrs electricity at low tariff
Without Corruption I have 7hrs electricity
with 45% increase in tariff
With Corruption keke to my house takes N50
Without Corruption keke to my house takes N100
With Corruption smallest indomie was N30
Without Corruption smallest indomie is N60
With Corruption a sachet of pure water was N5
Without Corruption a sachet is N20
With Corruption egg was sold for N30
Without Corruption egg is sold for N40
The list can go on and on but I just have to end it and take a stand......
# IStandWithCorruption
#Bringbackourcorruption.
#BuharibringbackNigeria.
#Bringbacknaira.

If with Corruption Dollar was N180 and without Corruption Dollar is now N425,
Brother and Sisters, you will agree with me that we need corruption in this country...
Titus Sardine started with 4 fishes, it reduced to 3. Then now it's 2.
In years to come, you'll open Sardine and see "Try Again"
Good morning

sunrealboy01:
don't get it twisted bro, dollar hasn't changed from what it was in banks and legitimate financial institutions, it only varies in the parallel market due to the stubbornness of some selfish people who continue with importations of banned and controlled items, things that can be sourced locally. You need to read up on it to be truly informed.#Realconsult... For a better Nigeria.

boman2014:


https://www.naij.com/744160-budget-saga-reps-summon-adeosun-emefiele.html

DaGC:


Oga, banks are not selling dollars for #197 abi na #199 sef. Don't get it twisted.

Try use your credit card for an international transaction, check your balance and press calculator.