Abuja – Mrs Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, said the Federal Government planned to execute 34 priority programmes as part of its strategic implementation plan of the 2016 budget.
She stated this on Wednesday in Abuja while briefing State House Correspondents at the end of the 67th meeting of the Federal Executive Council.
Ahmed said the 34 programmes packaged by the ministry and approved by the Executive Council would help the government to realise the objectives of the 2016 budget.
“We presented 34 priority programmes and projects that need to be realised within 2016.
“Each of these has very clear deliverables and target as well as indicators, which will be measured to ensure that the respective ministries and departments deliver on what we intend to implement,” she stated.
She said that the ministry would present quarterly reports to the Federal Executive Council on the implementation of the progrgammes.
“These 34 strategic programmes are grouped under four major objectives.
“They include policy governance and security, diversification of the economy, creating support for the poor and vulnerable and inflating our economy through investments.
“The Ministry of Budget and National Planning has been given the responsibility to track and report on a quarterly basis, to the Federal Executive Council on the performance of these key priority areas,” Ahmed said.
She said that government also planned to refurbish 5,000 primary health care clinics across the country to promote health care delivery system of the country.
Ahmed further said that the Council would collaborate with the legislature for re-presentation and passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill.
Also speaking, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mrs Khadijat Bukar Abba, highlighted the importance of President Muhammadu Buhari’s trip to Washington DC, where he attended the 4th World Nuclear and Security Summit.
She said that Buhari emphasized the need to join hands in fighting terrorism in order to establish a peaceful world.(NAN)
