The
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Babachir Lawal, has said that
the federal government may not fully implement the 2016 budget, owing to a
sharp drop in revenue by over 60%.
The SGF gave
the revelations when he appeared before a joint senate committee on ethics,
privileges and public petitions and that of appropriation and finance.
He was there
to defend his comments in an interview he granted to one of the national
dailies that the federal government may not implement constituency projects in
the 2016 budget.
He blamed
the development on the activities of militants in the Niger Delta region.
He said that
the oil benchmark of the federal government has been drastically affected by
activities of militants, adding that the country was producing about 800,000
barrels per day.
Some members
of the committee insisted that the provision of the constituency allowance
would go a long way in providing basic amenities for Nigerians.
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