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House Of Reps Recommend Delisting Of NECO, UI, Police From 2025 Budget

19 December

Reported by Ayooluwa Afolabi

The House of Representatives has proposed removing the National Examinations Council, NECO, University of Ibadan, and Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment from the 2025 budget.


Additionally, 21 ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) were noted for their repeated failure to account for previous budgetary allocations and internally generated revenue (IGR).


The Reps reached the resolution during an extraordinary sitting of the House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee in Abuja.


According to the chairman of the committee, Bamidele Salam, the decision followed the persistent non-compliance of the MDAs with the committee’s summons, aimed at scrutinizing their financial operations.


Vanguard reports that among the agencies recommended for delisting are hospitals, universities, and development agencies.


Salam said that the delisting recommendation was a sequel to multiple invitations sent to the agencies over the past several months.


He added that the agencies failed to attend the scheduled hearings or provide the necessary documentation requested by the committee.


Other affected MDAs included the Federal Medical Centre, Bida; Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment; Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria; and the Nigeria Police Force.


Also involved were the Department of Information and Communication Technology, Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba; Federal College of Education, Yola; and Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe, among others.


Salam said, “The Financial Regulation empowers the National Assembly to exclude any ministry, department, or agency (MDA) that fails to account for their previous appropriations.


“As such, the listed MDAs should be excluded from the 2025 budget until they appear before this constitutional committee.”


Therefore, the committee unanimously recommended that the 24 MDAs be excluded from the 2025 budget until they appear and provide the necessary clarifications.


 



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