Close Menu
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    SweetCrudeReportsSweetCrudeReports
    Subscribe
    • Home
    • Oil
    • Gas
    • Power
    • Solid Minerals
    • Labour
    • Financing
    • Freight
    • Community Development
    • E-Editions
    SweetCrudeReportsSweetCrudeReports
    Home » Implementation of 2018 budget will be defining moment for Buhari’s govt. – Saraki

    Implementation of 2018 budget will be defining moment for Buhari’s govt. – Saraki

    November 7, 2017
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp
    *Senator Bukola Saraki.

    Oscarline Onwuemenyi

    07 November 2017, Sweetcrude, Abuja – President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has taken the Federal Government to task over the 2018 budget, saying how the budget is implemented will be the defining moment of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.

    Saraki said this at the joint session of the National Assembly when President Buhari made the presentation of the 2018 Budget Proposal

    He noted that the country needed to increase non-oil revenue, adding that infrastructure development must be a continuous priority of the administration.

    “In the implementation, we must ensure that projects are not overpriced, while people must see a future for themselves in every corner of this country, ” he said.

    He counselled the Federal government to eliminate what he described as “unnecessary waste” in the budget implementation.

    The Senate President urged President Muhammadu Buhari to lobby lawmakers and close ranks in order to drive policies of government effectively, even as he assured the executive of lawmakers’S commitment in supporting his administration to succeed.

    “It is heart warming Mr. President, to have you present the 2018 budget to joint sessions of the National Assembly. This is the first time, budgets of the preceding year was being presented on time, and to us as legislators, this is a good development.

    “Mr. President, let me assure you that the 490 lawmakers are your true partners who are seriously working to ensure success of your administration,” he added.

    According to him, Buhari’s policies of ease of doing business has paid off, saying that the country under him has experienced a quantum leap as was acknowledged by the World Bank.

    The Senate President further counseled the executive to implement the 2018 Budget on Made in Nigeria goods so as to strengthen domestic economic incomes.

    Speaking on domestic and foreign borrowing, he charged the executive to channel such borrowings into productive projects.

    He cautioned agencies of government to avail their budgets on time, adding that any agency caught going against due processes would be denied of its capital budgets.

    Related News

    Amakpe Refinery Chairman sues financial firm, denies $1.46m debt claim

    Nigeria commits $50m to Wholesale Impact Investment Fund

    ‘Nigeria’s $5bn oil-backed loan from Aramco delayed by oil price drop’

    E-book
    Resilience Exhibition

    Latest News

    Amakpe Refinery Chairman sues financial firm, denies $1.46m debt claim

    June 10, 2025

    Recovered funds boost student loans, credit access for civil servants – EFCC

    June 10, 2025

    Nigeria commits $50m to Wholesale Impact Investment Fund

    June 10, 2025

    OPEC head says oil demand will keep growing

    June 10, 2025

    ‘Shell’s decision on Phase 2 of LNG Canada will depend on other opportunities’

    June 10, 2025
    Demo
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    • Opec Daily Basket
    • Oil
    • Power
    • Gas
    • Freight
    • Financing
    • Labour
    • Technology
    • Solid Mineral
    • Conferences/Seminars
    • Community Development
    • Nigerian Content Initiative
    • Niger-Delta Question
    • Insurance
    • Other News
    • Focus
    • Feedback
    • Hanging Out With Markson

    Subscribe for Updates

    Get the latest energy news from Sweetcrudereports.

    Please wait...
    Please enter all required fields Click to hide
    Correct invalid entries Click to hide
    © 2025 Sweetcrudereports.
    • About Us
    • Advertise with us
    • Privacy Policy

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.