This is even as the organisation condemned the recent retirement package for miltary generals in the country.
A socio-accountability platform, BudgIT has expressed concerns over the non-publication of budget breakdown of major government ministries, departments and agencies by the Nigerian government for the 2025 fiscal year.
This is even as the organisation condemned the recent retirement package for miltary generals in the country.
“We have observed that the 2025 FG proposed budget submitted to the @nassnigeria for review and approval and published on the Budget Office website omits funding for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road as well as the budget breakdown of some MDAs, commissions, and councils, such as the National Judicial Council (N341.63 billion) and TETFUND (N940.5billion).”
“The 2025 Proposed Budget also excluded the budgets of over 60 government-owned enterprises (GOEs), including the Nigeria Ports Authority, Nigeria Customs Service, and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).
“It is worth noting that President @officialABAT’s recent pronouncement regarding the retirement package of military generals, which includes the provision of a bulletproof SUV, fully paid foreign medical treatment, $20,000 as estacode for medical trips, and payments for domestic help, contradicts his previous commitments to reduce the cost of governance and welfare packages to top-ranked public officials and civil servants.”
The organisation noted that such provision could demoralise lower ranked officials in the military.
“Such provisions not only inflate the budget and widen the fiscal deficit but may also demoralise lower-ranking military personnel, who lack adequate health insurance and retirement benefits despite their higher exposure to combat risks.”
The organisation urged the National Assembly to review the budget efficiently for sake of national interest and not personal interest.
“As the @nassnigeria reviews the 2025 Proposed Budget, we appeal to the 360 Honourable Members of the @HouseNGR and 109 Distinguished Senators of the Nigerian Senate to prioritise national interest over personal or parochial considerations”
The lawmakers were also urged to “ensure that the approved budget stimulates economic activities and macroeconomic stability, allocates resources to foster economic growth and development, equitably distributes resources to reduce poverty and inequality, and caters to the most vulnerable Nigerians.”
It would be recalled that Tinubu announced the package for military generals recently, the development has however generated mixed reactions across different quarters.
🗣️ Dear Nigerians,
We have observed that the 2025 FG proposed budget submitted to the @nassnigeria for review and approval and published on the Budget Office website omits funding for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road as well as the budget breakdown of some MDAs, commissions, and… pic.twitter.com/2yHfPn2hu5— BudgIT Nigeria (@BudgITng) January 9, 2025