Thread by @BudgITng

THE PROPOSED #2021Budget

Critical issues that need @nassnigeria's attention

1. MISPLACED PRIORITIES

N17bn will be spent by govt officials on intl. travels & trainings that can be done virtually.

Whereas 38 Fed. Hospitals do not have allocations for medical supplies.

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The N64.75bn allocated for the construction of government buildings across all MDAs should be reviewed downwards, seeing that nearly 135000km of roads in Nigeria are untarred, obstructing the movement of goods and people.

The latter needs more investment. #2021Budget

Also, the N11.9bn capital allocation to the police formations and commands is quite small considering the dearth of equipment needed to provide security for almost 200m people and the poor state of police barracks.

#2021Budget

2. POTENTIAL WASTE

About N24bn was allocated for "Security Votes" across 122 MDAs, whereas, 93 of the MDAs already have allocations for "Security Charges" in the budget.

These allocations should be reviewed by @nassnigeria, especially for the 93 MDAs. #2021Budget

At least N18.91bn was allocated for the purchase of motor vehicles across all MDAs. This allocation is too high and should be revised by @nassnigeria #2021Budget

3. NO PROJECT BREAKDOWN

Projects captured below have allocations of over N150bn with no comprehensive breakdown.

@nassnigeria should ensure that the government releases project details, locations, executing agencies and list of beneficiaries for proper accountability.

4. MISCLASSIFICATION OF LINE ITEMS

Proposed #2021Budget shows N221bn allocation for "reform communications" under CAPEX for @FinMinNigeria, meanwhile some of these funds are for multilateral & bilateral funded loan projects, including onward disbursement of grants to state govts

N129bn was allocated to Research & Devt in @MinTransportNG but the breakdown shows that the fund will be used for a railway project.

The allocation of N5.5m to @OAuGF for "Refund to States for Federal Govt Road Projects" seems low & might not also be the responsibility of @OAuGF

Using allocations meant for a particular line item/project in the #2021Budget for another should be discouraged as this creates opportunities for corruption, misappropriation and embezzlement.

Such occurrences must be corrected by @nassnigeria

@nassnigeria needs to ensure the prioritization of issues that benefit the masses. Allocating more funds on expenditures that benefit govt officials to the detriment of expenditures that benefit Nigerians is not acceptable. #2021Budget

@nassnigeria should also ensure that the government and all MDAs publish project details, locations and beneficiaries for all projects in the #2021Budget

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