What We Are Doing To Plug Leakages, Waste – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration is optimising efficiency in expenditure and implementing measures to plug leakages and waste in the economic sector.

Buhari said an Efficiency Unit has been set up under the Federal Ministry of Finance to reduce waste and foster fiscal transparency.

He also calls for support of all Nigerians to play their role in ensuring that the right thing is done and that the Whistle Blower lines are still open for those who suspect corrupt practices in any sector.

These were some of the concerns of President Buhari while presenting the proposed 2018 Budget proposal to the national Assembly, on Tuesday, November 7, 2017.

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“To support these efforts, you would recall that an Efficiency Unit was set up under the Federal Ministry of Finance to reduce wastage, plug leakages and foster greater fiscal transparency.

“We all need to play our role to ensure the right thing is done. I would also like to remind Nigerians that the Whistle Blower lines are still open,” he said.

The President further explained that measures like Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) set across MDAs will successfully detect ghost workers in the civil service. He also said a policy of allocating at least 30% of the annual budget to capital expenditure is one of the measures put in place to block the leakages in the economic sector.

He said, “We have intensified the implementation of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) across government MDAs to automate personnel records and salaries’ payment process, with the goal of eliminating ghost workers. I have directed the military and other security agencies to ensure total compliance without further delay.

“In 2016 this Administration adopted a policy of allocating at least 30 percent of our annual budget to capital expenditure. This was entrenched in the ERGP to unlock further growth in the economy. This tradition was maintained in the 2017 Budget and has been reflected in the proposal for 2018, in which 30.8 percent of total expenditure has been set aside for the capital vote.”