A statement by Akpandem James, Media Adviser to the Honourable Minister of Budget and National Planning, “this clarification becomes necessary to clear the misrepresentation by some newspapers that full implementation of the budget has been ruled out because of the late start.”
He said that “Responding to a question from State House correspondents who sought to find out whether, given the late approval of the Budget, it would still be possible to achieve 100% implementation, the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, conceded that the late approval might constrain full implementation, nevertheless the Federal Government intends to still try its best to achieve 100% implementation.
“At no time did the Minister rule out the possibility of full implementation as indicated by one or two newspapers,” he stressed.
