‎Budget Office Dismisses Claims Of ₦246bn Salaries Budget For NEDC‎‎

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The Budget Office of the Federation has dismissed claims suggesting that the North East Development Commission, NEDC, operates a ₦246 billion salaries budget, describing the allegation as misleading and a misunderstanding of the Federal Government’s budgeting framework.
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‎In a statement issued in Abuja, the Director-General of the Budget Office, Tanimu Yakubu, clarified that the ₦246.77 billion allocation reflected against the NEDC in the budget is not earmarked solely for personnel costs but represents a statutory lump-sum provision presented at an aggregate level in line with established practices under the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF.
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‎Yakubu explained that claims indicating that about ₦244 billion of the allocation was meant for salaries were factually incorrect.