The House of Representatives Committee on Telecommunications on Thursday rejected the proposed 2017 budget for Ministry of Communications’ over alleged lack of transparency.
Chairman of the committee, Hon. Saheed Akinade Fijabi, noted that the proposal would not considered without a satisfactory explanation on how the over N3 billion, released to the ministry 2016 budget was expended.
The Committee also resolved to conduct an oversight function on activities of the ministry next week so as to have first hand information of the projects executed by the ministry.
The Committee also resolved to conduct an oversight function on activities of the ministry next week so as to have first hand information of the projects executed by the ministry.
Members became furious when the Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, stated that the ministry is yet to pay the sum N20 million as cleaning services, sewage charges and electricity bills.
The Minister, while giving detail of how the ministry spent the 2016 budget, said that the capital appropriation was N4.9 billion, while the actual amount released was N3.09 billion, adding that the total expenditure/amount accessed was N3.03billion.
Shittu explained that six about projects budgeted for in the 2016 Appropriation Act have been completed, while six other projects were above 70 per cent completion.
He added that14 projects are below 70 per cent completion and 23 projects not implemented at all, making a total of 49 projects.
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