Clement Agba Resumes
Clement Agba Resumes at Ministry of Budget, National
Planning
The new Minister of State for Finance, Budget and National
Planning, Mr. Clement Agba has told the Management and staff of the
Ministry that attending to Mr. President’s promise to deliver the
2020 Budget to the National Assembly by September 2019, remains his
immediate target.
Mr Agba made this declaration today, at the reception and
Hand-over ceremony of the Ministry’s Affairs by the Permanent
Secretary, held at the Conference Room of the Ministry.
He therefore called for co-operation, and commitment of staff,
to achieve this and other mandates of the Ministry in line with the
next level agenda of the Government, stressing that the only way to
succeed is to work together as well as working smartly in the
discharge of their duties.
Speaking earlier, the Permanent Secretary Mr. Ernest Umakhihe
formally welcomed the Minister and assured him of Staff readiness,
dedication to work with him to achieving the objectives of
Government and the onerous tasks ahead.
Mr. Umakhihe also apprised the Minister with the key mandate of
the Ministry which include; advising the Government of the
Federation on matters relating to National Development and overall
management of the national economy; and providing Budget functions,
implementing Budget and fiscal policies of the Federal Government
of Nigeria
According to the Permanent Secretary, one of the enviable
achievements of the immediate past dispensation was ensuring the
stability and growth of the Nigerian economy when it went into
recession.
“This was done through the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan
(ERGP), a short medium term plan spanning the period 2017-2020. The
ERGP is now being concluded and arrangements are ongoing to put in
act a successor plan aimed at consolidating the gains of the ERGP
and to also act as a Roadmap for the Next Level agenda of the
Government” continued Mr. Umakhihe.
Director General – NISER, Dr. Folarin Gbadebo Smith, in his vote
of thanks, congratulated the minister and pledged on behalf of the
Ministry to give maximum support to the minister to actualize his
plans for the Ministry.
Victoria Agba-Attah
Director Information, MBNP