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Minister presents revised FCT 2020 Statutory appropriation proposal

… as Senatos commend COVID-19 response team

By Joyce Remi-Babayeju

FCT Minister, Mallam Muhammad Musa Bello yesterday presented the revised 2020 FCT Statutory appropriation proposal to the National Assembly.


Bello presented a revised Statutory budget proposal of N189,512,094,100 as against the N232,875,365,947 in the Appropriation Act which represents a 19 present reduction.
The minister further noted that the revised FCT 2020 Appropriation proposal was prepared in line with the guidelines stipulated in the Federal Ministry of Finance Circular.


Meanwhile, members of the Senators Committee on FCT have commended the FCT Administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the FCT, Senator Abubakar Kyari recalled that the proactive measures taken by the FCT Administration at the start of the pandemic which included frequent consultations with relevant stakeholders, setting up of isolation centres, provision of palliatives, educating the citizenry and carrying out enforcement measures.

Senator Kyari said, “Hon. Minister we as a Committee appreciate the efforts that you and your team carried out in the health sector, the palliatives, the fumigation and the security agencies, especially the Task Force, led by Mr. Attah.”

He particularly commended the minister who was all over the place, adding that he was very active and he was moving from nooks and crannies to educate people and also carry out the enforcement of the task force regulation.

Senator Smart Adeyemi equally commended the FCT Administration for rising to the challenge of the pandemic and urged it to keep up with the measures put in place to control the spread of the disease.

Senator representing the FCT, Philip Aduda also commended the FCT Administration for actions taken at the peak of the pandemic and attributed them to the relatively low numbers recorded by the FCT.

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