BudgIT: Agencies allocated N112bn projects outside their mandate in 2023 budget “An example is the News Agency of Nigeria which was allocated N200 million to construct solar streetlights in Rivers state. What business does NAN have with streetlights?”
communications associate at BudgIT, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.2023 appropriation billIn the statement, BudgIT, through its service delivery promotion platform, Tracka, said it uncovered these infractions in the 2023 approved budget.billion were allocated to agencies outside their mandate,” the statement reads.
“These agencies lack the expertise and personnel to ensure quality service delivery of these projects, leading to projects under-delivery and a colossal waste of taxpayers’ money and scarce resources. According to Tracka, there is a 21 percent reduction in the percentage of empowerment projects in 2023 compared to last year.A total of N58 billion out of N100 billion was allocated to empowerment projects in 2022, while N37 billion out of N100 billion was earmarked for the same purpose in the budget 2023.Tracka also discovered that a total of N81.7 billion was allocated to the construction of solar streetlights in the 2023 federal capital and constituency projects.
“In 2022, a UNESCO report tagged Nigeria’s out-of-school children figure at 20 million, a staggering 52 percent increase from the 10.5 million reported by UNICEF in 2020,” the statement reads.
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