BudgIT Nigeria, a civic tech organisation has raised the alarm over the 2025 proposed budget pointing out that some key agencies of the government were omitted.
The organisation in a post shared on its X (formerly Twitter) handle said: “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 (N940.5 billion).”
This was followed by a press statement wherein they made the following disclosures.
“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). #AskQuestions
“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. #GetInvolved
“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. #AskQuestions
“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 and ensure that the approved budget stimulates economic activities and macroeconomic stability, allocates resources to foster economic growth and development, equitably distributes resource to reduce poverty and inequality, and caters to the most vulnerable Nigerians. #AskQuestions”
