The senate has asked the management of the North Central Development Commission (NCDC) to prioritise investments in agriculture and security in the implementation of its 2026 budget.
Titus Zam, chairman of the senate committee on NCDC, made
the call when management of the commission appeared before the panel to defend
its 2026 budget estimates.
The committee went into a closed session at the commencement
of the budget defence to consider the estimates of the commission.
“We have considered all the items on the estimates and found
them very relevant and useful for the north-central region,” Zam said after the
session.
“As a committee overseeing this commission, we have
requested them to prioritise their expenditures in line with their mandate so
that people of north-central region will benefit from their services and have
value for resources that are allocated to them.”
He said the specific development mandate of the commission
cannot be in a vacuum, adding that it must address key sectors of the economy.
He listed the sectors as agriculture, security, health,
education, public infrastructure and social services needed by the people.
“You know that north central is mostly agricultural, and so
agriculture must take a pride of place, and it has been so embedded in their
budget,” he said.
“They are also thinking about working with security experts
and other stakeholders in the north-central region to see to it that they
support security agencies to deliver on their mandate.”
He said the committee was dissatisfied with the
implementation of the capital component of the 2025 budget.
Zam, however, noted that the challenge was not peculiar to
the commission, as the 2025 budget faced implementation issues nationally.
He said the committee considered the total estimate of N140
billion for the 2026 financial year of the commission and approved the
utilisation of the funds for the benefit of the region.
“This is the resolution of the committee, we hereby approve
the total figure of N140 billion for the 2026 financial year for the
commission,” he said.
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