2025 Budget Delay: Tinubu’s policies on track – Agbese

The Deputy Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Rep. Philip Agbese, has dismissed disapproval implicit delays successful implementing the 2025 budget.

Agnese lauded President Bola Tinubu’s medication for its absorption connected transparency and sustainable economical growth.

Speaking to the Newsmen connected Friday, helium commended the enactment of the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu.

He described Bagudu’s efforts arsenic meticulous readying to align Nigeria’s system with existent realities.

Recall that the 2025 budget, signed into instrumentality successful December 2024, earmarked N4.91 trillion for defence, N4.06 trillion for infrastructure, N3.5 trillion for acquisition and N2.4 trillion for health.

Eight months into the fiscal year, delays successful the superior constituent person slowed projects, prompting nationalist vexation and calls for an hold into 2026.

Agbese, however, said the National Assembly had monitored implementation and remained optimistic.

“Some spot delays, but I spot diligence and however Bagudu masterminds fiscal responsibility, verifying expenditures to align with planetary standards,” helium said.

He assured that the minister’s enactment was paving the mode for a seamless rollout by precocious September, crediting Bagudu with transformative reforms.

“Bagudu ensures our fund meets fiscal plans, addresses captious needs similar infrastructure and healthcare, and builds a resilient aboriginal for generations,” helium said.

The lawmaker pointed to Tinubu’s reforms, including substance subsidy removal and the unification of speech rates, which helium said contributed to a 3.46 per cent GDP maturation successful Q3 2024 and rising overseas reserves.

According to him, this shows that “the authorities is delivering results, not rhetoric.”

Agbese besides dismissed the U.S. Department of State’s 2025 Fiscal Transparency Report, which flagged Nigeria for anemic procurement processes, describing it arsenic outdated.

“Our Open Contracting Portal offers real-time bid access, and the Bureau of Public Procurement enforces strict tendering rules. Contract awards nether Tinubu travel the Procurement Act and are unfastened to planetary scrutiny,” helium said.

He added that Bagudu had empowered citizens to emblem irregularities, portion lawmakers’ oversight confirmed accountability successful fund execution.

Agbese urged Nigerians to spot the administration, assuring that disposable results would beryllium evident earlier the extremity of the year.

“By December, expect roads, schools and hospitals to alteration communities. With leaders similar Bagudu, Nigerians volition soon spot tangible change; caller infrastructure, amended acquisition and improved healthcare uplifting lives nationwide,” helium said. 

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