Senator Ike Ekweremadu Blames National Assembly Committees Over South East Budget Cuts

The Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, in a statement yesterday through his Special Adviser, Media, Uche Anichukwu, said that his findings showed that the cut took place at the level of committees and that hopefully the affected committees would make the necessary explanations very soon.

According to the Vanguard, the Senator said “The committees of the National Assembly are usually given a free hand to do their jobs, but they are structured in a way that every geopolitical zone is represented. That way, they can call the attention of the principal officer from their zone when any challenges arise. The Chairman of the House Committee on Works called my attention to the challenges in appropriations, award, and funding of major road projects and I made my modest interventions to resolve the issues.

“In this case, the South East occupies the positions of Vice Chairman of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriation and also chairs the House Committee on Aviation. Nobody informed me of any challenges concerning budgetary provisions for the Akanu Ibiam Airport.

“Instructively, the National Assembly approved exactly the same N2 billion for the same terminal building in the 2017 Appropriation Act. So, I believe the relevant committees of the National Assembly committees are on top of the situation.”

Related Topics: #NationalAssembly, #IkeEkweremadu, #2018Budget

Sharing is caring. Share this story