Joseph Albasu Kunini, Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, has issued a harsh warning to any ministry, department, or agency that fails to defend its 2022 budget projections before the deadline will suffer grave consequences.
The Speaker, who issued the warning while declaring open the defense of the 2022 budget estimates on the House floor, advised MDAs to take budget defense seriously.
He stated that budget defense by MDAs should be viewed as a constitutional obligation rather than an annual ritual.
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“As a financial expert, I want to emphasize that the executive’s presentation of an appropriation bill, as well as the Legislature’s consideration and passage of the bill, is more than an annual ritual; it is a constitutional requirement and commitment of every government, federal, state, and local, to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people.”
“Budget should not be considered as just a set of numbers,” he stated, “but as an expression of every government’s ambitions and goals for its citizens.”
“However, let me quickly warn that any ministry, department, or agency that fails to appear or delays in presenting its budget defense before the relevant standing committees will be severely sanctioned, because this Honourable House will not tolerate any procrastination or default in the MDAs’ budget defense.”
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He stated that the house will not abdicate its constitutional responsibilities, adding that it will ensure that the 2022 budget is fully implemented and that its monitoring responsibility is carried out.
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