President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned an emergency meeting of the Federal Executive Council, (FEC), expected to consider the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) ahead of the final preparation of the 2016 Appropriation Bill.

The Minister of Budget and National Planning Senator Udoma Udo Udoma told State House Correspondents yesterday at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, that his ministry would this week approach council to seek for approval of the MTEF.

The Monday’s FEC scheduled for the Council Chambers would be second time the meeting will be holding after the inaugural one held on November 11, shortly after the Council was inaugurated by the President.

He said, “As you may know, this administration is introducing zero based budgeting, which means that every activity must be justified in accordance with the principles of the administration.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had said that government plans to use a zero-based budgeting format for the 2016 budget planning to achieve a policy driven approach to governance, especially the proposed social intervention policy of the administration.

The Vice President, himself made a brief appearance at a meeting at the Banquet Hall where he supervised the work of technical teams put together by the ministry to clean up the zero budgeting template, ahead of the appropriation document.

Udoma explained that the meeting at the State House was to give the officials handling the document cleanup all aspects of the document. We invited the Vice President who graciously accepted to come and see what we are doing. He said yesterday’s meeting would be followed up with bilateral, discussions with the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies.

According to the Minister, “We are going next week to seek approval from the council for the MTEF, after that we would then have hard numbers to give them. So, we are working flat out to make sure the budget is out before the end of the year.”

According to sources tomorrow’s council meeting, FEC will now hold when the pressing policy issues to discuss, unlike in the previous government the cabinet met every Wednesday.

The source, who pleaded anonymity because he was not authorised to speak told reporters that “FEC will no longer be all about awarding contracts but a serious discussion of policy issues and appraisal of ministerial performance”.

He said “in the past decisions on such matters as purchasing of cooking stoves and waste bins were discussed at FEC.”


Buhari Summons Emergency FEC Meeting On Monday - The Herald News Nigeria
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Please table death sentence.. we need it

Oya na. Let's go there

For what really

The dullarrd wants 8 to assign duties again before he goes junketing like Santa

in Hon. Patrick's Voice....... "Let the symposium be efficacious "

7 months and counting, no policy in place

He wants to tie Osunbade down before that one will run off to RCCG camp from Monday to continue his lies and also PMB all be travelling to Disneyland for Santa fiest

He wants to tie Osunbade down before
that one will run off to RCCG camp from Monday to continue his lies and also PMB all be travelling to Disneyland for Santa fiest.

The poster above needs to be checked. Who is osunbade by the way?

He needs to be briefed on current economic conditions of Nigeria during this his brief visit. Without being on ground I wonder how he's going to make positive impact or rather CHANGE

Great

I hope the budget is not delayed

STARGREEN:
He needs to be briefed on current economic conditions of Nigeria during this his brief visit. Without being on ground I wonder how he's going to make positive impact or rather CHANGE

In the fullness of time his "junketeering" around the world would yield result - lai mohammed

missKiffy:
7 months and counting, no policy in place

Did you wailer read the part below from the report?

He said “in the past decisions on such matters as purchasing of cooking stoves and waste bins were discussed at FEC.”

So, cooking stoves and waste bins were the very important issues that Goatluck Jonascam and the world bank fraudster Okonjo-Iwealla discusses with governors and ministers at FEC meeting.

This is a Wellcome development, hope to see the positive effects on the economy in few months from now.

Who cares proudly 5%

End time meeting. 25 days to go to end 2015 n yet 2016 budget has not been prepared. But wetin concern me?

all I'll say is... NIGERIA will be great again


btw hope I haven't violated rule 2 cos it seems NL wants more of zombies than humans... abi na d mods wan dey post comments alone

Huh?

He want to see if there is any fund available for him to travel again. The tourist broom waiver.

Zero or minus zero budget, please get to work PMB

If you had attended the planned presidential debate before the elections maybe we would have had an idea of what to expect from you.

Walahi malam, what we are experiencing now is a shocker and unexpected but we still believe you know what you are up to and doing

God bless Nigeria
God help PMB

PROVACATEUR:
He wants to tie Osunbade down before
that one will run off to RCCG camp from Monday to continue his lies and also PMB all be travelling to Disneyland for Santa fiest.

This gal yaff keed me with laugh... Chai.. No b small tying Osunbade down..


If only Buhari had attended that Presidential debate and told us travelling arnd was part of his plans, we would have been well prepared for this his method.. It is well Sha..

Check my signature to beautify your rooms..

Dis man is inefficient... Doing the right tin at d wrng time... Too Slow... E.T.C

Hmmm

The Sheriff is in town

ok

Emergency meeting? Looks like he's about to travel again!

Too little too late

Modified:

Now i see....