2020 Budget: Appropriation Committee Vows To Be Thorough

The Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Hon. Muktar Betara, has revealed that National Assembly would thoroughly review the 2020 budget to reflect the current economic realities.
Betara stressed that it was necessary for the appropriation committee to thoroughly review the budget because of the demand on scare resources available at this time.
He revealed this at the opening ceremony of public hearing on 2020 budget held at the Senate wing of the Assembly on Wednesday.
Betara noted that the 2020 budget if implemented properly would deliver meaningful impact to the country. Adding that, the budget was built round rebust and sound objectives.
He said “Today‘s hearing is no doubt, an opportunity that allows the citizenry and the Nigerian public to make informed inputs into the budget. This is with a view to making it an all-inclusive process in the task of national development.
“As always, the enormity of demands translated to projects and huge capital, can hardly match available resources. This is the more reason why we in the National Assembly and particularly in the House of Representatives will always do our utmost best in thoroughly processing the national budget.
“The 2020 Budget of ‘sustaining growth and job creation’ is no doubt built within robust and sound objectives, which if well programmed, will translate to effective implementation and dividends that will spiral growth across all sections and spheres of the country.”
The committee chairman also stressed that the committee would work in line with the vision of the budget while pledging to collaborate with other agencies to ensure the realization of the core objectives of the budget.
Betara said “We are also committed to working in line with this vision and inspiration.
“Finally, as contained in our legislative agenda, we shall collaborate with relevant civil society groups and community-based organisations for the purpose of sustaining an efficient and result-oriented use of national income and resources. Herein also lies the justification for today’s event.”