The Federal Government has reviewed downward budgetary provision for the State House, Aso Rock Presidential Villa in the 2017 fiscal year.

Permanent Secretary in the State House Mr. Jalal Arabi who disclosed this yesterday said government has re-prioritised projects in its Medical Centre and suspended most of its capital expenditure proposals in this year.

He said the budget for the State House has been reviewed downward from N16.567billion to N13.567billion in the 2017 appropriation billion currently before the National Assembly.

He was speaking when members of the House Committee on Special Duties led by Nasir Daura, visited for their oversight to the State House.

Arabi also said the 2017 budget has become less ambitious than the 2016 appropriation as personnel, overhead and capital costs were minimally reviewed upwards.

He said: “The state house estimates are all based on existing projects that are classified as ongoing and that are simply rolled over from the 2016 appropriation and so, have the potential of being reduced in case additional releases are made for the projects before the end of the extended implementation period (March 2017).

“There is therefore no newly conceived project for the 2017. “We have equally re-prioritised the State House Medical Centre projects which are undergoing a review, hence the suspension of all the capital expenditure proposals for now. We shall however take advantage of the supplementary budget widow when necessary.”

He told the lawmakers that that it had received a total of N5.19billion as capital release from its approved 2016 Budget. This represents 47.5 per cent of the N10.94billion of the presidency’s capital budget for the year, thus leaving a balance of N5.74 billion (52.5%) yet to be released. He said that of the amount released, N4.8 billion (93.1%) has so far been expended on the capital projects for which the funds were appropriated.

http://www.kikiotolu.com/2017/02/fg-cuts-aso-rocks-budgetary-allocation.html

Can't it come down to N1billion only

No they should not cut it, because they don't know that cutting cost and spending is commom sense thing to do when you are low on cash.

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Thank God..

Okay, most capital projects in the budget having been going on for years without completion, why need for new ones. This is what Fashola has been pointing out and some morons are blaming him for not starting new ones.

Who says "wailing" does not pay...

I shall keep on wailing until all wrongs are made right



...until food ceases to be a luxury for the "haves"

....until $1 exchanges for #1

....Onitsha - Enugu - PH is reconstructed








And who said wailing no be better job? They did it because wailers have been complaining...sane way Enugu - Onitsha is being given facelift

#WailingIsBae

what does Aso Rock do with 13Billion a year

N13billion is still on the high side though

Man can actually cut down budget....

Mtcheeew

We never match and they already begin dey cut budget....Fear fear people. #IStandWith2face until they leave budget and cut their heads.

Just a difference of 3 billion! Only God knows what they do with such huge amount.

Cut by mouth..

Na God go judge una

See wetin this yeye government don cause..

Smh. Thats all I can do right now

And they say they're fighting corruption?? FOH

AngryNigerian:
Who says "wailing" does not pay...

I shall keep on wailing until all wrongs are made right

Zone-B's think other wise

Every year they refurbish Aso rock. N also pay house rent. PLEASE HOUSE, WHO IS D LANDLORD OF ASO ROCK?

I dunno if asorock is a state on its own cuz d amount budgeted for diz useless abode of d clueless one is enuff to pay two states salaries and still embark on few capital projects. Shame on diz govt headed by d world renowned record holding dullardd

..If we try to break it down, N13 billion translates to about N1.1 billion monthly, and about N35 million daily.
Wow! wetin dem dey chop, drink abi breathe?
These figures are best kept from the common man because those on the fringe of insanity will just craze "patapata"!

The money is big enough to maintain Nairaland members for the rest of their lives.

He said the budget for the State House has been reviewed downward from N16.567billion to N13.567billion in the 2017 appropriation billion currently before the National Assembly.

What's the difference between those 2 huge sums?

Things are changing in the absence of buhari

TonyeBarcanista:
N13billion is still on the high side though

ur bros jona was using 30 billion

A whopping amount of such (13.b)is still too much unless they want to loot as usual.

Mjshexy:
Can't it come down to N1billion only

we have agencies under aso rock.

TonyeBarcanista:
N13billion is still on the high side though

what about the agencies under presidency?

ShitHead:
We never match and they already begin dey cut budget....Fear fear people. #IStandWith2face until they leave budget and cut their heads.

i can't stand wit 2face cos American musicians r helping Der economy,dy own companies of dy employ youth,sponsor competitions,education among other.our own musicians na mke we cum do protest wen dem finish food dy huz,wen u finish hustling continue,der fada brain,,,,,2face and nigerian musician r one problem Nigeria is facing

They should cut down excessive medical bills.
All checkups can be done in Nigeria.

ShitHead:
We never match and they already begin dey cut budget....Fear fear people. #IStandWith2face until they leave budget and cut their heads.

Me too

Just one man and his family gulping 13b?