The governor said that the budget was a product of extensive consultations.
The aim is to strengthen the participants’ capacity to migrate to the new budgeting system, ‘programme-based budgeting’ in the state.
“The Makinde-led government has conducted the 2017–2021 promotion exercise as well as approved the 2022 promotion,’’ the commissioner said.
This followed the consideration and adoption of the report of the House Committee on Finance on the request by the President.
The NNPC boss said the outlet in Niger would help curb smuggling of petroleum products across land borders. There no word, however, on similar plans for other neighbouring countries.
The lawmaker insinuated that the CAC was cooking its book, stating that the commission was in need of overhaul.
