He said, “The Committee observed that insecurity in some Local Government areas made effective revenue collection difficult, leading to unrealistic projections”.
“The Committee recommended that all Local Government Councils- establish sound and sustainable mechanisms to improve their revenue base”, he said.
According to the repoert, the committee noted that the proposed allocations to capital vote needed to be improved upon, as the current proposal may not attain the desired impact on the yearning and aspiration of the present administration.
After careful consideration, the House unanimously adopted the budget bill while the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Barr. Abdulmalik Mohammed Sarkin-Daji, commended the Committee for their diligence and hard work,
The Speaker directed the Clerk of the House to transmit a clean copy to the Executive for Assent.