#AskAjuri On Health & Education Investment:
I Can Feel The Stress & Concern In Your Tweet. This Is What We Are Doing In Health & Education:
First, Education:
The Approved 2020-2022 MTEF Provides N272Bn For The TETFUND In The 2020 FY From The Education Tax Deduction.
I Can Feel The Stress & Concern In Your Tweet. This Is What We Are Doing In Health & Education:
First, Education:
The Approved 2020-2022 MTEF Provides N272Bn For The TETFUND In The 2020 FY From The Education Tax Deduction.
That Is For Universities. We Have Also Put Aside N50Bn For The Ministry Of Education Which Is Both Regulatory & Limited To Unity Schools And NOT Responsible For The Bulk Of Education Provision In Nigeria Which Is Public Primary & Secondary School That Is Constitutionally Mandated
To Sub-National Governments. Thus, We Must Understand That Federal Funds To These Areas Are Interventionist In Nature And Not The Primary Responsibility Of The Federal Government. Still, We Have Provided An Additional N111BN To UBEC For Support To States In Basic Education
Infrastructure & Staff Support. In The Context Of Our Limited Capital Expenditure Shared Across Many Priorities, We Believe This Is A Fair Amount Of Intervention In 2020. We Must Ensure That The Nearly 50% Of Our National Resources In The States Are Applied To Purpose By State
Executives And Legislatures. We Need To Enhance Public Scrutiny At That Level As We Do At The Federal Level.
Healthcare:
We Have Provided New Interventions To Assist The States I'm Carrying Out Their Responsibilities In Primary Healthcare. Aside From The N46bn Set Aside For
Healthcare:
We Have Provided New Interventions To Assist The States I'm Carrying Out Their Responsibilities In Primary Healthcare. Aside From The N46bn Set Aside For
The Ministry Of Health, We Have Set Aside An Additional N44bn In The New Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF) AKA @huwegov. We Believe That This Intervention Will Assist States Who Are Serious About Prioritizing Primary Health In Their States. Edo State Has Shown Commitment In
This Regard. We Do Think There Should Be More Expenditure In These Areas In The Med-Term, But We Are Saying That Within The Limited Federal Purse, We Are Giving The Most We Can. As A People, We Need To Assess Health & Education Expenditure As A Net Total Of Federal & State Funds!
