2022 N16.39 trillion budget: Senator Opeyemi says figure was increased out of ambition

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Senator Michael Bamidele Opeyemi representing Ekiti Central Senatorial district has hinted that the N16.39 trillion 2022 annual budget was arrived as a

result of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ambition to address critical infrastructure in the next one and final year of his tenure.

He said: “Well, the budget estimate as laid by Mr. President for the fiscal year, 2022, go to show that government is conscious of the fact that, it cannot be business as usual, either you have to face the realities of our situation or you run away from it. The lawmaker said humanitarian programmes remain core to this administration which it has done well to allocate more funds in order to mitigate hardship that citizens are currently passing through due to COVID-19.

“We are going virtual. Virtually every Ministries, Agencies and Departments have to go virtual within the realm of e-governance. There have to enhance their use of technology and of course, these are expansions that will cost money.

 

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