Kwara 2018 Budget: Ministry, Parastatals, others in last minute rush for November presentation

Date: 2017-10-30

Ahead of the planned submission of the 2018 budget by the Kwara State Government in November, ministries, agencies and parastatals have started defence of their financial proposal, National Pilot can authoritatively report.

The government in a recent report, had expressed desire to present the budget to the House of Assembly latest November 28 towards its speedy passage in December or early next year.

The move, it was gathered, was to have a proper budgetary system that will put to an end the retrogressive issue of rollover of unavailable and unspent funds at the end of a budgeting year.

According to a highly placed source who confided in this medium on the issue because he was not permitted to speak officially to the press, most ministries and agencies among others have already began the defence of their budget at the Ministry of Finance.

"The state government in its bid to ensure early passage of the 2018 budget has set machinery in place to ensure that everything is done according to plan.

"To this end, the ministries, parastatals and agencies have been busy defending their budget proposals at the Ministry of Finance and the place has been a beehive of activities.

"The plan is to make sure that everything is completed early so that it will not delay the planned submission to the Kwara State House of Assembly hopefully in November.

"Unless we get the budgeting process and timing right, we will continue to have roll-over which is antithetical to the growth of our economy. It is in realisation of this that the federal government is doing the same.

"It is after all those affected have finished their defence that we can put a ceiling to the figure to be budgeted in 2018," the source added.

It was gathered, last night, that some committee chairmen of the Kwara State House of Assembly have been scheduled to meet with government officials in finding a common ground and a way forward in the planned early presentation of the budget proposal.

Recall that the government through the Commissioner for Planning and Economic Development, Alhaji Wasiu Odewale had rated the performance of the 2017 budget at 68 per cent.

The state government in a related report said it would commit 70 per cent for capital expenditure in the 2018 proposal and end leakages in tertiary education among others.

The state House of Assembly recently passed the 2017 revised appropriation bill of N166 billion in response to the request of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed in his message to the House early October.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     Dunmade     Lateef Fagbemi     Peculiar Allowance     Na\'Allah     Aremu Odolaye     Rapheal Ashaolu     Sulyman Age AbdulKareem     April 11     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu     Undergraduate Bursary     Okin Biscuit     Gabriel Fashanu     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     Olomu Of Omu-Aran     Public Holiday     School Of Nursing     Emmanuel Bello     Kwara     Ibrahim Abikan     Dele Belgore     Yakub Lai Gobir     Bibire Ajape     Ilorin Emirate Staff Association     Laboratory-to-Product     NULGE     Ahman Patigi     Abubakar Atiku     Pategi     Azeez Bello     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Gbemisola Saraki     Dumagi     Bello Oyedepo     Senate     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     Salaudeen Oyewale     Kemi Adeosun     Idris Amosa Saidu     Segun Olawoyin     Ibrahim Orire     Olaiya Lawal     Gbenga Awoyale     Bio Ibrahim     Abdulkadir Orire     Shehu Raheem Adaramaja     Sai Kayi     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Ishola Balogun Fulani     TIC     Wahab Issa     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Salake     Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir     Fatai Olodo     Saka Balikis Kehinde     Idris Garba     Moses Adekanye     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     KWASAA     Matthew Okedare     07039448763     Hussein Oloyede     New Model Police Station     Isiaka Alikinla     Yusuf Lawal     Baakini     NNPP     Chief Imam Of Offa     Funmi Salau     Erubu Oba Zubair     Imam Gambari    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Kwara Apc     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Mohammed Saidu     Twitter     Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao     Adamu B. Yaqubu     MalHub     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Galadiman Ngeri     Ayekale     Press Release     Bamikole Omishore     Code Of Conduct     Rafiu Ibrahim     Abubakar Baba     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     Quarry Royal Valley     Yahaya Seriki Gambari     TESCOM 2025     Saadu Yusuf     Durosinlohun Kawu     Kazeem Gbolagade     Olota Of Odo-Owa     Salake     Samuel Adedoyin     Ganiyu Abolarin     Abikan     Salman Alada     Guber Aspirant     JAMB     Yahaya Seriki     Abubakar B.M     Suleiman Ajadi     Amoyo     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     Abubakar Suleiman     Col. Taiwo     Afonja Descendants Union     Ayobami Seriki     Kayode Zubair     Bayo Ajia     Nigerian Army     Abdulraheem Olesin     Yusuf Badmus     Olatunde Olukoya     Isiaka Danmeromu     Amuda Aluko     Coronavirus     Amos Justus Sayo     Okanlawon Taiwo     Kwha.gov.ng     Alfa Modibbo Belgore     Afetu Of Alabe     Ilorin Emirate     Saeedat Aliyu     NITDA     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     Folorunsho Erubu     Presidential Election     Aminu Ado Bayero     Okeose Christian Cementary     Omar Bolaji Gambari     Tafida     Gabriel Fashanu     A.O. Belgore     The Herald     Abraysports FC     Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     Sarkin Malamai     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Bola Tinubu     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Haliru Dantoro     Olawuyi     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union