THE Presidency, yesterday, reacted to the failed impeachment threat by House of Representatives on President Goodluck Jonathan over budget implementation saying the concerns raised by the House were in sync with those of the President.

Special Adviser to the President on Communications, Dr.. Reuben Abati said that President Jonathan was on the same page with the House of Representatives on the need for efficient budget implementation.

He said there was no conflict between the two arms of government, noting that the President was also concerned about budget implementation.
Abati noted that President Jonathan had impressed it on his ministers that his administration lays premium on budget performance, adding that based on the President’s directive, the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, had presented a detailed report of the level of performance by Ministries, Departments and Agencies which formed the basis for discussion at the general meeting.

He said: “The House and the President are on the same page on budget implementation. Just as the House is concerned, Mr. President is concerned too. What happened today (yesterday) in the House was ironic and a big coincidence because two ministries: interior and police affairs, were in the Villa to make presentations on their key performance index.

“Each ministry came with all the parastatals under it and presented their KPI in relation to Budget 2012. They were required to state their mandates, the money they collected under Budget 2012, their level of performance and their challenges if any and then define their next steps. After each presentation, there was robust discussion.”

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Bawss1: In other words GEJ gives a damn now because his job is at stake?

Interesting.

Mandelaguy: Ministries have this habit of not implementing budgets,GEJ came with the policy of returning any unaccounted cash,that still does not solve the problem. I think a more radical approach will be taken by the president to tackle this lousy way of doing things because some of these non implementation processes keep dragging us backwards and slowing the developmental process. Like it is said,every failure always gets ascribed to the head. What of the successes? This forum has not been totall fair,even most Nigerians. When something comes out positive,GEJ does not get the deserved credit,when it comes out negative,he gets the stick.....hmmmmmm....I am happy the house has recognised that governance is a collective effort and whatever must have galvanised hem into action bodes well for Nigeria and will Make life easier for the presidency.

Mr. Sam-Tsokwa expressed concern that seven months into the 2012 fiscal year, the implementation of the budget, as reported by the MDAs, indicates that the recurrent expenditure is judiciously implemented, while the capital expenditure is abysmally implemented.

Redhot111: I don't see naija as a place were a sitting president can be impeached. Abi 'ghana must go' no go change hands again? Dem jst dey do abracadabra.

Aifey: This thread shud hav bein Abti reacts n nt Jona reacts.
We keep debatin.

Ejiekwu 1: I think this Jona guy tuelly deserved to be impeached, not with respect to budget implementation but with respect to †нє gross misconduct and corruption in our oil industry.

ifihearam: For starters,tell me one president in the world that has been impeached before Even in civilized countries impeaching a president is a very hard thing to do not to talk of nigieria and with legislators without integrity,legislators that ALL have skeletons in their cupboard.
Well I smell the president either sacking some ministers or reshuffle some cabinets either ways the president is committed to making sure he implements the budget and not because of the useless and empty threats made by the legislators. And for the record those PDP members that supported the motion will face the music after the expiration of their tenure.

superior1:

What success?