The Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki has appealed to the House Committee on Special Duties to consider adequate budgetary allocation to the Ministry to enable it carry out assigned roles, promising that the Ministry will make proper use of whatever it is given.
The Minister made this remarks while receiving the House of Representatives Committee on Special Duties in his office on Thursday October 3, 2013; saying the Ministry needs
support, understanding, collaboration and guidance. "Above all, we need you to nurture us as a young Ministry to be able to carry out our assignment, so that when you oversee us, you will not be able to sight any structural lapses in what we are doing," he indicated.
He expressed hope that the findings of the Committee will guide the House of Representatives in its considerations for the 2014 Budget proposal. The Committee, he stated wants the Ministry to inform Nigerians that the National Assembly does not handle constituency project funds.
While speaking on the occasion, the Chairman of the House Committee on Special Duties, Nadu Karibo commended the efforts and sacrifices of the Permanent Secretary and the Directors in piloting the affairs of the Ministry, promising support from the Committee and the House of Representatives.
Source: Kabir Turaki appeals to National Assembly on sufficient budget allocation for 2014 (http://fmi.gov.ng/latest/31274/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kabir-turaki-appeals-to-national-assembly-on-sufficient-budget-allocation-for-2014)
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