Adamawa State House of Assembly on Monday, began scrunity of N163.6billion budget estimates presented before it by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintirti, for the services of the state in the year 2022.
It is a tradition for the assembly to invite ministries, boards and parastatals to appear before various House of Assembly Standing Committees to defend what was appropriated for them by the Govenor.
To this end, the assembly invited no fewer than 25 MDAs who have since started trooping into the assembly complex with a view to making clarifications on what Fintiri appropriated for them to expend.
Some of the MDAs so far defended their budget on Monday include; ministry of commerce and Industry, special duties and state planning, while the ministries of education, tertiary and professional institutions and health and human services are expected to appear on Tuesday.
While the commissioner ministry of commerce and industry, Hon. Justina Obadiah Nkom, and other principal officers appeared before Hon. Umar Musa Bororo(Mubi South), a delegation from state planning appeared before Hon. Joseph Ayuba Kwada(Michika constituency) for the exercise.
Other MDAs set to defend their appropriation bill on Tuesday include; ministries of agriculture, youth, sports, culture and tourism, finance, appropriation and budget and environment and natural resources.
Earlier, speaking while declaring the exercise open, the Speaker of the assembly, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, said that it is constitutionally stipulated for the MDAs to appear and clarify how they plan to expend their budget.
The Speaker, who was represented by the Deputy, Rt. Hon. Pwamwakeno Mackondo(Numan) observed that the issue of budget is not about appropriating and approving, but how it is going to be implemented to improve the living standard of the people at the grasstroots.
In her remarks during the event, the Chairman House Standing Committee on Finance, Budget and Appropriation and Member representing Demsa constituency, Hon. Kate Raymond Mamuno, stated that the concern of the assembly is sanity, transparency and accountability in the implementation.
The only female legislator said that the budget is not for the assembly but the entire citizens of the state, and stressed the commitment of her committee and that of the assembly to ensure its sustainability.
Responding on behalf of the MDAs, the commissioner ministry of Land and Survey, Hon. Umar Mohammed Madagali, assured that the MDAs will corperate with the assembly to ensure accountability in the implementation.
Hon. Umar, explained that the budget was designed to sustain the developmental projects recorded so far, saying that Governor Fintiri, is determined to provide more dividends of democracy.
He assured the people of the state to expect more good things from the 2022 budget and from the Fintiri led administration and appreciated the assembly for the invitation.
Hon. Members who attended the opening ceremony of the defense include; Hon. Hamidu Sajo Lekki(Yola North), Hon. Adwawa Donglock(Guyuk), Hon. Abdullahi Umar Yapak(Verre), Hon. Shuiabu Musa(Mubi North), Rt. Hon. Kabiru Mijinyawa(Yola South), Hon. Mohammed Mutawali(Girei), Hon. Alhassan Hamanjoda(Ganye), Hon. Isa Yahaya(Maiha), Hon. Simon Isa(Song) and Hon. Myandassa Bauna(Lamurde).
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