USA Africa Dialogue Series - MONDAY QUARTERBACKING: Themes and Priorities of Nigeria's 2016 Budget

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MONDAY QUARTER-BACKING:  THEMES AND PRIORITIES OF NIGERIA'S 2016 BUDGET

by 

Mobolaji E. Aluko, PhD 

alukome@gmail.com

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May 11, 2016

My People:

First, now that the 2016 Budget has been approved, the Buhari Administration should be off to the races - no more excuses.  

Secondly, given that it has set its own six thematic areas and thirty-four priority areas, with twenty-four ministries and thirty-six ministers and many supporting departments and agencies, parceling out the work and monitoring and evaluating them should not be a major problem.  (See Tables 1 and 2 below, where I give tabulations of my best gathering of the relevant information, and assign functions to various MDAs - to the best of my ability.)

Thridy, since the National Assembly has empowered the Administration to exercise the 2016 Budget over twelve months - till May 2017 rather than hurrying things up to be completed by December 2016 - that should give MDAs the needed breathing space so that unnecessary spendings are not done to avert return of unused monies by the end of this calendar year.

Finally, the PMB administration should record and disclose all recovered loot to date as soon as possible, and incorporate it into the 2017 Budget that it hopes to deliver by September/October 2016.

One is optimistic....let us keep hope alive.....as citizens, we must set up our own monitoring and evaluation mechanisms......

And there you have it.

Bolaji Aluko

 

 

TABLE 1:  NIGERIA'S 2016 "BUDGET OF CHANGE":  THEMATIC AREAS AND PRIORITY PROJECTS
	THEMES [Broad Aim]		PRIORITY PROJECTS	RESPONSIBLE MDAs	RESPONSIBLE MINISTERS/HEAD OF MDA
1	Governance, Transparency and Security [Lasting Changes in the Policies, National Security and Governance]	1	Achieve an Appropriate Foreign Exchange Regime	Finance, CBN, Budget & Planning	Adeosun, Emefiele, Udoma/Ahmed
		2	Increase low interest lending to the Real Sector. We will need to move toward a single digit interest rate.	Finance, CBN	Adeosun, Emefiele, Udoma/Ahmed
		3	Maintain Capital Spending in the Budget at a minimum of 30%. Complement this with funds from the Infrastructure Fund for commercial projects	Finance, Budget & Planning	Adeosun, Fashola/Shehuri, Emefiele, [+Insurance companies]
		4	Intensify the Implementation of Public Financial Management Reforms to Grow Revenues and Cut Costs.	Finance, Budget & Planning	Adeosun, Udoma/Ahmed
		5	Maintain Sustainable Debt Management Strategy.	Finance, Budget & Planning, Debt Management Office	Adeosun, Emefiele [+DG, DMO]
		6	Introduce Fiscal Incentives to Improve Collections	Finance, Budget & Planning, FIRS	Adeosun, Udoma/Ahmed,  Fowler (of FIRS)
		7	Intensify the Fight Against Corruption by increasing Transparency, Accountability and Compliance with Law and Order	Finance, Justice, EFCC, ICPC, Interior	Adeosun, Malami, Dambazzau [+EFCC, ICPC Chairs]
		8	Intensify Public Procurement Reforms in Projects to obtain Value for Money and cut costs.	Finance, Budget & Planning	Adeosun, Udoma/Ahmed
		9	Sustain the Fight Against Insurgency, Kidnapping and Other Violent Crimes, Terrorism, Cyber-Crimes, Piracy, Oil Theft and Illegal Mining Activities. Intensify the reorientation of the populace through Integrity Campaigns	Defence, Interior, Information, Niger-Delta	Ali, Dambazzau, Lai Mohammed, Uguru/Daramola
2.	Diversification (Industrialization, Agriculture, Solid Minerals, Tourism, Entertainment) [Diversify the Economy by Fast-tracking Industrialization, Agriculture and Agro-Allied Processing, as well as attracting investment into the Solid Minerals, Tourism and Entertainment Sectors]	10	Implement Measures to Achieve Self-Sufficiency & Become Net Exporters of certain agricultural Items: Rice-2018, Tomato Paste-2016, Wheat-2019.	Agriculture	Ogbeh/Lokpobiri
		11	Increase local production of maize, soya, poultry & livestock, so as to achieve self-sufficiency: deadlines to be announced in due course.	Agriculture	Ogbeh/Lokpobiri
		12	Revitalize and Expand Agro-Allied Processing to intensify local production and processing of cassava, cocoa, cashew, fruits and sesame seed	Agriculture	Ogbeh/Lokpobiri
		13	Utilize 5,000 hectares of Irrigable Land in the 12 River Basin Development Authorities and utilize 22 Dams for Commercial Farming activities by prospective investors	Agriculture, Works, Water Resources	Ogbeh/Lokpobiri, Fashola/Shehuri, Sulemain Adamu
		14	Develop Dadinkowa, Gurara and Oyan dams with 82.5 MW capacity contribution to the National Grid.	Works, Agriculture	Fashola/Shehuri, Ogbeh/Lokpobiri
		15	Adopt and Implement a Roadmap to Stimulate Investment into the Solid Minerals sector, and plug Revenue Leakages in the Sector	Solid Minerals, Finance	Fayemi/Bwari, Adeosun
		16	Implement the National Industrial Revolution Plan and Launch the 'Made in Nigeria' Campaign	Industry, Information	Enelamah/Abubakar, Lai Mohammed
		17	Increase Manufacturing Capacity through the operationalization of Industrial Parks, Free and Export Processing Zones, etc.	Finance, Industry, Science & Tech	Adeosun, Enelamah/Abubakar, Onuh
		18	Enhance support facilities to provide increased financial, technical assistance, networking and information to new investors and existing enterprises.	Industry, Finance, CBN	Enelamah/Abubakar, Adeosun, Emefiele
		19	Implement the Roadmap to Increase Private Sector Investment in Culture, Tourism, Entertainment and Sports	Information & Culture; Sports	Lai Mohammed, Dalong
		20	Create high-technology innovation hubs to support growth in the Digital and Technology Sectors	Science & Technology, Communications	Onu, Shittu
3.	Critical Infrastructure (Power, Rail, Roads, and Housing) [Prioritize critical Infrastructure, focused on increasing investment in Power, Rail and Roads, etc. ]	21	Optimize the 7,000MW installed capacity and ensure associated infrastructure to Fuel, Transmit and Distribute this capacity.	Power, Petroleum	Fashola/Shehuri, Kachikwu
		22	Ensure Tariff includes all costs of Transmission, Generation and Gas at new price, and Distribution Company costs required to operate, maintain and upgrade distribution networks.	Power	Fashola/Shehuri
		23	Resolve all Issues on Gas Pricing, Tariffs and Payment Assurance. Conclude Roadmap on Gas Development.	Power, Petroleum	Fashola/Shehuri, Kachikwu
		24	Complete the Kaduna-Abuja and Ajaokuta-Warri Rail Lines scheduled for 2016; commence the construction of the Lagos-Kano standard gauge Line; and finalize negotiations for the Calabar-Lagos Rail Project.	Works, Transport	Fashola/Shehuri, Amaechi
		25	Undertake the rehabilitation and construction of 31 major Road Projects scheduled for 2016 to restore degraded sections of the Federal Highways network and to Establish Connectivity over a distance of 2,193km (through public works projects, maintenance works, PPP and other interventions)	Works, Transport	Fashola/Shehuri, Amaechi
		26	Complete the Rehabilitation of 4 Airports (i.e. Abuja, Kano, Lagos and Port Harcourt.	Works, Aviation	Fashola/Shehuri, Amaechi, Sirika
4.	Oil and Gas Reforms	27	Adopt & Execute a Comprehensive National Oil & Gas Master-Plan ('NOGM') as the roadmap for the Petroleum Industry's Development, Diversification, Privatization & Governance. Adopt & Execute a Roadmap of Gas Development & Flare Elimination	Petroleum	Kachikwu
		28	Set a deadline to be Self-Sufficient in Refined Petroleum Products & become a Net Exporter	Petroleum, Finance	Kachikwu, Emefiele
		29	Work with the National Assembly on the passage of a Revised Petroleum Industry Bill ('PIB') or Bills to give effect to the NOGM & to resolve Fiscal & Governance Issues of the Sector, & Eliminate Gas Flaring.	Petroleum, Finance, Environment	Kachikwu, Adeosun, Amina Mohammed/Jubril
		30	Conclude negotiations to deal with all funding gap issues in the Upstream Sector	Petroleum	Kachikwu
5.	Ease of Doing Business	31	Move 20 places up global Ease of Doing Business Rankings, by implementing fast track measures for business approvals, acquisition of land titles, etc. (Nigeria is currently ranked 169 out of 189 countries by the World Bank – 2015 Survey)	Finance, National Planning	Adeosun, Enelemah
		32	Fast-track visa application and issuance processes	Foreign Affairs	Onyeama/Ibrahim
6.	Social Investment	33	Implement Social Intervention Programme and specific Health / Education projects included in 2016 Budget	Health, Education	Adewole/Ehanire, Adamu Adamu/Anwuka
			Health Sector Interventions including Flagging off the Revitalization of 1 Primary Health Centre per Ward (a total of 10,000 nationwide)	Health	Adewole/Ehanire
		34	The Social Investment plans include the following:
			Train and deploy 500,000 unemployed graduates as volunteer teachers who would be paid on the job while they seek jobs in their chosen careers.	Education, Labor	Adamu Adamu/Anwuka, Ngige
			Homegrown School Feeding for primary school pupils across the country paid for by the government	Education, Agriculture	Adamu Adamu/Anwuka, Ogbeh/Lokpobiri
			Micro-credit scheme that provides very soft loans to a million market women, artisans, traders	CBN	Adeosun, Emefiele, Ngige, Al-Hassan
			Creating innovation and technology hubs/ parks on a large scale and skills acquisition & vocational training for over 300,000 non-graduate youths	Science & Tech, Labor	Onu, Ngige
			Conditional Cash Transfer where one million poor and vulnerable Nigerians would receive N5000 monthly		Adeosun, Al-Hassan, Dalong, Ngige
			Bursary awards for tertiary education students of Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths, STEM.	Education	Adamu Adamu/Anwuka, Onu, Adeosun

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TABLE 2: PRESIDENT, VP and THE MINISTERS OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

 

S/N	Position	S/N	Name	SOr		Alternate Portfolio	My Charge
1	President	1	Muhammadu Buhari	Katsina		"Prime Minister"	All buck stops at his desk as the only elected "Minister"; all blame on him, all praise to his team
2	Vice-President	2	Yemi Osinbajo	Ogun		"Deputy PM"	Ditto – Economy matters in particular, as Chair of NEC
S/N	Federal Ministry	S/N	Name of Minister	SOR	S/N	Name of Permanent Secretary	My Charge
1	Agriculture & Rural Development	1	Chief Audu Ogbeh	Benue	1	Dr. Shehu Ahmad (Ahmed)	Diversify our economy, feed the nation, increase employment,  reduce urban drift
		2	Senator Heineken Lokpobiri (State)	Bayelsa
2	Communications	3	Adebayo Shittu	Oyo	2	Arch Sunday Echono	Strengthen our national communication system (postal, tele- and other electronic), remove customer exploitation
3	Transportation	4	Gov. Rotimi Amaechi	Rivers	3	Alh. Sabiu Zakari	Build a national integrated transportation network; improve air service nationwide (including at Port Harcourt Airport)
		5	Hadi Sirika (State, Aviation)	Jigawa
4	Information & Culture	6	Alhaji Lai Mohammed	Kwara	4	Mrs. Ayotunde Adesugba	Inform the nation about government business, banish ignorance, shed light into darkness
5	Defence	7	Brig.-General Muhammad Dan Ali	Zamfara	5	Amb. Danjuma Sheni	Protect our territorial integrity; crush insurgency
6	Education	8	Adamu Adamu	Bauchi	6	Dr. Shade Yemi-Esan	Lift education standards, increase access, including for the girl-child
		9	Prof Anthony Anwuka (State)	Imo
7	Finance	10	'Ms. Kemi Adeosun	Ogun	7	Alh. Mahmoud Isa Dutse	Manage our money better, re-balance our capital and recurrent expenditures;  balance our budget
8	Foreign Affairs	11	Geoffrey Onyeama	Enugu	8	Amb. Bulus Lolo	Complement our domestic policy in economy, education, security and anti-corruption
		12	Khadija Abubakar Abba Ibrahim (State)	Yobe
9	Health	13	Isaac Adewole	Osun	9	Dr. Amina Shamaki	Strengthen the national health system, particularly health insurance and primary health care
		14	Osagie Ehanire (State)	Edo
10	Industry, Trade & Investment	15	Okechukwu Enelamah	Abia	10	Mr. Aliyu Bisalla	Enlarge our national industrial base, seek international markets for our goods, increase FDI
		16	Aisha Abubakar (State)	Sokoto
11	Interior	17	Abdulrahman Bello Dambazzau	Kano	11	Mr. Bassey Akpanyung	Police our nation within its borders; democratize police operations through establishment of state and community policing
12	Justice	18	Abubakar Malami, SAN	Kebbi	12	Mr. Taiwo Abidogun	No justice, no peace - Ensure peace through justice; Justice delayed is justice denied – ensure timely justice. Pursue corruption
13	Science & Technology	19	Gov. (Dr.)  Ogbonnaya Onu	Ebonyi	13	Dr. Habiba Lawal	Deploy 21st Century S&T in all ramifications, including in education delivery
14	Labour & Employment	20	Senator Gov.  (Dr.) Chris Ngige	Anambra	14	Dr. Clement Illoh	Increase employment, reduce labor tensions
		21	James Ocholi, SAN (State) [R.I.P.]	Kogi
15	Petroleum Resources	22	Dr. Ibe Kachikwu (State)	Delta	15	Dr. Jamila Shu'ara	Manage our main resource better, reduce corruption in the industry,   enlarge the value chain
16	Women Affairs	23	Sen. (Mrs.) Aisha Al-Hassan	Taraba	16	Mrs. Binta Bello	Lift our women, unleash their energy into the economy, remove all cultural and religious exploitation
17	Water Resources	24	Engr. Suleiman Adamu	Jigawa	17	Mrs. Rabi Jimeta	Water is life; enliven the nation for food, transportation and industry
18	Environment	25	Amina Mohammed	Gombe	18	Dr. Bukar Hassan	Make our country "green", ensure attainment  of relevant sustainable development goals (SDGs)
		26	Ibrahim Usman Jubril (State)	Nasarawa
19	Niger Delta Affairs	27	Usani Uguru	Cross-River	19	Mrs. Wakama Belema Asifieka	Enrich, empower, employ the Golden Goose area that lays the national egg
		28	Prof. Claudius Daramola (State)	Ondo
20	Solid Minerals	29	Gov (Dr.) Kayode Fayemi	Ekiti	20	Mr. Istifanus Fuktur	Diversify the economy; there is solid mineral of commercial value in each state, unlike liquid mineral (oil)
		30	Abubakar Bwari (State)	Niger
21	Youth & Sports	31	Barrister Solomon Dalong	Plateau	21	Mr. Christian Chinyeaka Ohaa	Give hope to the Youth, train their minds, enlarge broad sports participation nationwide, and curb strife in national sports administration
22	Power, Works & Housing	32	Gov. Babatunde Fashola, SAN	Lagos	22	Mr. Louis Edozien	As "Infrastructure" Minister, Ensure Reliable power, good roads, affordable housing
		33	Mustapha Baba Shehuri (State)	Borno	23	Engr. A.G. Magaji
23	Federal Capital Territory	34	Muhammodu Bello	Adamawa	24	Dr. Babatope Ajakaiye	Improve Abuja as national capital
24	Budget & National Planning	35	Senator Udo Udoma	Akwa-Ibom	25	Mrs. Fatima Mede	Re-balance capital and recurrent budgets, and offer quality evidence-based planning
		36	Zainab Ahmed (State)	Kaduna

 

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