- The federal government has questioned the performance and relevance of some government agencies
- Femi Gbajabiamila expressed concern over funding on Thursday and clarified that the 2025 federal budget will be strategically allocated based on needs assessment
- The Chief of Staff to the President also hinted at possible mergers or eliminations of underperforming agencies
President Tinubu speaks on how 2025 budget allocations will be determined and how underperforming agencies might go down.
Photo credit: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed TinubuSource: Facebook2025 Budget: Resources are limited In any country in the world, resources are limited. For us it is about prioritising. Where are we so far? What have the agencies done? How have they measured up to their mandate,s and how important are their mandates in terms of the vision of this administration and the Renewed Hope Agenda?A lot of agencies are not properly funded. Do we merge some of these agencies, do we scrap some? Im not talking about the State House agencies. In 2025, we are not going to budget in a vacuum. We will budget based on needs assessment, the former speaker of the House of Reps added.LG autonomy: FG, governors finally reach 3-month agreement
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