As Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Government in the State began the Defence of next year’s Appropriation, Ogun State House of Assembly has called for a more creative approach in revenue generation and prudent management of resources as way out of the prevailing economic realities confronting the nation.
The Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Suraju Ishola Adekunbi made the call while declaring open the commencement of year 2016 Budget Defence by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA) at the Assembly’s Complex, Oke – Mosan, Abeokuta.
Adekunbi who was represented by his Deputy, Hon. Olakunle Oluomo, described budget defence as one of the vital stages in the passage of appropriation bill by the legislature, noting that the exercise was meant to allow all MDAs of government to justify the proposed expenditure as well as giving opportunity to the non-governmental organizations to observe and make their input into the Appropriation Bill thereby promoting transparency.
He added that the 2016 budget christened “Budget of optimization” would focus on ensuring the advancement and completion of the infrastructural and socio-economic programme embarked upon by the Senator Ibikunle Amosun led administration to further enhance the realization of the five Cardinal programmes of the present administration.
According to the Speaker, a review of the implementation of the past budgets in the State since the inception of the current administration had advanced the course of the masses through unprecedented delivery on the democratic dividends.
Defending its appropriation for next year, the State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Basorun Muyiwa Oladipo said that the Ministry was committed to promotion and propagation of indigenous cultural heritages and tourism potentials towards enhancing socio-economic development of the State.
Oladipo who disclosed this while defending the ministry’s budget before the lawmakers led by the Chairman, House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Hon. Akanbi Bankole said that the Ministry would expend a total of N457m for the next fiscal year, of this amount, N217m would go for recurrent expenditure, while N240m was earmarked for capital projects.
He added that the sum of N20m was expected to be generated as revenue by the Ministry; just as the sum of N100m would be expended on special projects and assignments including establishment of a Film Village, construction and equipping of Ogun State Museum as well as promotion and preserving of various heritage sites in the State amongst others.
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