NASS To Make 2016 Appropriation Budget Public

Dr. Bukola Saraki

LEADERSHIP of the National Assembly has pledged to make the 2016 Appropriation Budget of the Federal Government public in pursuit of the principles of transparency and accountability of the President Mohammadu Buhari’s administration.

According to a statement by the Special Assistant to Senate President on Public Affairs, Muhammed Isa, Dr. Saraki stated this while speaking with a team of editors of the London-based The Economist at the weekend noting that the Senate under his administration will do everything within its capacity to eradicate corruption.

Saraki further catalogued the prompt and appropriate interventions of the Senate in ensuring that some corruption related allegations were duly investigated and pledged that the Senate under his watch will continue to discharge its duties in line with the contemporary norms.   

According to the statement, the areas he listed to have been intervened include investigative report on the management of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) which saved the nation about N7billion as well as the of the inconsistencies in the 2016 budget.

 “For the first time we promised Nigerians to give out our budget breakdown. The committee will make its report available by next week. We are resolved to break the tradition of one line item. Under my watch, the Senate will never cover corruption except if the information didn’t come to us”, Saraki said.