Nigeria: Senate Blames Okonjo-Iweala Over Poor 2012 Budget Performance

20 November 2012

The Senate Committee on Housing and Urban Development, yesterday, blamed the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for approving quarterly releases which fell short of figures appropriated by the National Assembly.

The committee lamented that the action of the finance minister had resulted in less than 50 percent budget performance by the ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs).

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