Not exact matches
To fully appreciate the funding challenges of the Nigeria Police Force, it would be appropriate to compare the MD Yusuf financial estimates of 2008 and the
budgetary allocation to the Police in the last five (5) years
from 2012 till 2016.
Budgetary allocation to the sector has been reducing consistently —
from 4 % in 2009 to 1.1 %, as contained in the 2016 budget.
The request letter indicated that the BoG intended to use part of its 2016
budgetary allocation to fund the procurement of 24 units of 18 carat ladies gold watches and 48 units of gents gold watches; all Tissot Gold Watches
from a dealer.
I expect the executive to similarly respond appropriately to the reported inflated
budgetary allocations by a particular ministry, which has elicited some negative responses
from the general public.
The 2016 statement which is no different
from that of last year stated that
budgetary allocation to the agric sector has been reducing consistently —
from 4 % in 2009 to 1.1 %, as contained in the 2016 budget.
Idris also stated that poor
budgetary allocation to the police had been impeding the force
from tackling its challenges.
According to him,
budgetary allocation to the sector has been reducing consistently —
from 3 % in 2009 to 1.1 % — as contained in the 2016 budget.
Based on this
budgetary allocation, the road transport and highway ministry would efficiently build only 7, 000 km of expressways while the remaining portion is subject to the funds or loan approval
from the largest financial entity in the country, LIC.