2021: ADHA KICKS OFF DEFENCE ON #140.3BILLION PROPOSED BUDGET ESTIMATES

Adamawa state House of Assembly has formally commenced defence on the whooping #140.3billion 2021 proposed budget estimates presented by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri.

Already, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry headed by Hon. Justina Obadiah Nkom, has defended its budget estimates.

Other Ministries, Departments and Agencies that were expected to defend their budget today include Ministries of Education, Tertiary and Professional Institutions, Health and Human Services, state Planning and Legislative Compliance.

According to time table of the defence obtained by NEWS PLATFORM, the Ministries of Youths and Sports, Culture and Tourism, Agriculture, Finance, Appropriation, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Budget, Rules, Business, Ethics and Privileges are to appear before their various House Committees on Tuesday 8th December, 2020.

Likewise, MDAs that are expected to appear on Wednesday 9th December, 2020 are; Public Service, Public Petition and Electoral Matters, Housing and Urban Development, Women Affairs and Social Development, Mineral Resources, Transportation, Rural Infrastructure and Community Development.

While on Thursday 10th December, the Ministries of Information, Reconstruction Rehabilitation, Reintegration and PAWECO, Judiciary and Entrepreneur Development, Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, State Security, Border Integration and SDG's and House Services are expected to defend their budget estimates.

The House is expected to round up the defence with the Ministries of Works and Energy, Land and Survey, Livestock and Aquaculture, Water Resources and Interparliamentary Labour and Employment and Productivity  and Public Account on Friday this week.

Speaking while declaring the budget defence on open,the Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, assured the MDAs of the readiness of the assembly to work tirelessly in order to put things in order for the benefit of the citizens.

Rt. Hon. Iya Abbas declared that the assembly is committed to strengthen the financial position of the state in line with their agenda of accountability and transparency, saying that the house will correct mistakes that were recorded in the 2020 budget.

In a welcome address, the Vice of the Committee, Hon Simon Is a(Song), urged the MDAs to open up so as to enable the legislators thoroughly scrutinise the budget in the interest of the state.