The House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation has engaged Minister of Finance, Mr Wale Edun and Minister of Budget and National Planing, Mr Atiku Bagudu over the implementation pace of 2024–2025 Appropriations Act
Addressing newsmen after the roundtable held behind closed doors in Abuja on Wednesday, the Chairman of the committee, Rep. Abubakar Bichi (APC–Kano), said that Nigerians were deeply concerned about the budget execution.
He said that the engagement was in line with the National Assembly’s constitutional mandate to monitor budget performance and ensure effective service delivery to Nigerians.
“We have engaged with the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Budget; both of them acknowledged the concerns and agreed to work harder so that Nigerians can begin to see visible results from the budget.
“Basically, members are concerned seriously about that and the Minister of Budget and the Minister of Finance also confirmed to us that Nigerians will see a lot of changes and developments for this budget.
“Before we stretched to 2026, you will see serious changes between now to the end of the year, they have made their promises to us so let us see how far we can go,” he said.
Also speaking, Edun said that the roundtable, was for a review of the 2024 budget performance done by all relevant stakeholders present.
He said that as at September 2025, about 80 per cent of the 2024 budget had been implemented.
“Basically, overall it is around 80 per cent implemented; as you know, the budget for 2024 was extended by the National Assembly till December, so it is still running. So it is still a work in progress.
“We looked at 2025 budget and we ensured that, projects that touch the grassroots, provide support, resources and facilities such as roads, irrigation, other infrastructure projects are given adequate attention and priority,” he said.
On his part, Bagudu said that members of the committee appreciated all the achievements under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
He said that the lawmakers commended the Executive’s respect for the National Assembly and the excellent working relationship between the Federal Government and the Legislature.
Bagudu said that the lawmakers have supported all the major reform initiatives which have produced the result, including the latest tax reforms.
The minister said that the committee and the executive have interfaced and noted areas for improvement. (NAN)
