A review of the budget performance documents has shown that the Bauchi State government budgeted the sum of N2.779 billion for office furniture and fittings under the code 23010112.
The state government budgeted another sum of N219 million to maintain office furniture with code “22020402” per details on its budget performance documents.
In total, the sum of N2.9billion was budgeted by the state for office furniture purchase and maintenance.
The budget document reads, “The Provision of water facilities stands at N3.3 billion, which is just N400million above the money earmarked for office furniture and fittings purchase and maintenance.
“The money for purchase and maintenance of furniture is more than the N1.2billion earmarked for Agricultural facilities provision, it is also more than the N1.3billion earmarked for construction/provision of libraries.
“Only N1.1billion was budgeted for the Ministry of Power, Science and Technology capital expenditure, which is below the N2.9 billion budgeted for office furniture purchase and maintenance.
“The capital expenditure budget for the ministry of women affairs and child development was N1.446 billion, ministry of local government and chieftaincy affairs capital budget stood at N1.6 billion, the ministry of humanitarian and disaster management budget stood at N2.7 billion, all of whom are lower than the N2.9 billion budgeted for the purchase and maintenance of office furniture and fittings.”
However, the budgeted expenditure is coming in the face of economic challenges facing the country and clamour for cut in the cost of governance.
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