No Audit Records of N10trn For Security Sector-BudgIT

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 There were no audit records of N10.02 trillion received by the security sector between 2015 and 2021,BudgIT, a public finance transparency advocacy firm said in its report.
It also said the 2021 national budget has been found to contain over 316 duplicated capital projects worth N39.5 billion.
A report of analysis of the 2021 budget  noted that the duplication of projects is just one among other loopholes for corruption in the budget.
It said: “Our investigations into the 2021 budget revealed at least 316 duplicated capital projects worth N39.5 billion, with 115 of those duplicate projects occurring in the Ministry of Health. This is very disturbing especially considering the health infrastructure deficit and the raging COVID-19 pandemic affecting Nigeria. “BudgIT also found ZERO audit records of the N10.02 trillion received by the security sector between 2015 and 2021.” BudgIT further alleged that budgetary provisions were made for agencies for projects that they cannot execute.
“Even worse, agencies now receive allocations for capital projects they cannot execute. For example, the National Agriculture Seed Council has an allocation for N400m to construct solar street lights across all six geopolitical zones, while the Federal College of Forestry in Ibadan in Oyo State got N50m for the construction of street lights in Edo State.” These are aberrations that need to be corrected,” the report stated.
BudgIT also noted that various non-security related government agencies now request and receive allocations for “Security Votes”, an opaque feature of the Nigerian security ecosystem devoid of accountability.
It revealed that in the 2021 budget, a total of 117 federal agencies received allocations for “Security Votes” worth N24.3 billion, despite many of these agencies already having allocations for “Security Charges” to cover each agency’s security needs.”
Gabriel Okeowo, CEO, BudgIT, implored  the federal government to consider  blocking all loopholes in the budget creation and implementation process.
 “Nigeria is already haunted by a staggering N3.31tn debt servicing burden which will wipe out nearly 41.63% of the projected N7.99tn 2021 revenue. The federal government can maximise the little public funds left by blocking the leakages BudgIT has identified.” Okeowo added.
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