The Presidency has stated that it will base the 2025 budget for State House agencies on needs assessment to prevent overshooting or undershooting of resources, News About Nigeria reports.
The Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this while speaking during a one-day fact-finding tour of some government agencies under the supervision of the State House.
He noted that a thorough needs assessment will be carried out to ensure that funding allocated to agencies is based on actual requirements.
He also pledged that the Presidency would ensure the welfare and working conditions of staff within the agencies under the supervision of the State House.
He, therefore, urged the staff of these agencies to embrace innovation, excellence, and professionalism while supporting their chief executives to succeed.
He stated, ”In any country in the world, resources are limited. For us, it is about prioritising. Where are we so far? What have the agencies done? How have they measured up to their mandates and how important are their mandates in terms of the vision of this administration and the Renewed Hope Agenda?
”A lot of agencies are not properly funded. Do we merge some of these agencies, or do we scrap some? I’m not talking about the State House agencies.
”In 2025, we are not going to budget in a vacuum. We will budget based on the needs assessment.”
During the tour, Gbajabiamila underscored the importance of the agencies in driving the government’s Renewed Hope Agenda in the economic and development sectors, and reiterated the administration’s resolve to strengthen these institutions.
He noted that the visit, the first of its kind under the administration, was a follow-up to the recent one-day retreat for the Heads of State House Agencies.
