The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Infectious Diseases, Mr. Amobi Godwin Ogah has assured that the parliament will ensure that the 2026 budget is fully implemented unlike the 2025 budget.
He gave the assurance at the 2025 budget performance appraisal and 2026 budget defence with health agencies.
“I would like to place on record that the past year has been a very difficult and challenging year for our country as we witnessed virtually zero percent budget implementation.
“It is our hope that this anomaly will be addressed going forward so that confidence can be restored in our government and our people will continue to reap the dividend of democracy, which is the reason why we all aspire to represent our people”, he stated.
Continuing, Ogah appealed to President Bola Tinubu to step up efforts in delivering on his campaign promises.
“We would also like to charge the Renewed Hope administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR to redouble their efforts to ensure steady economic growth and development for the nation.
“It is our expectation that no stone will be left unturned to ensure full implementation of the Budget of the Federal Government of Nigeria, going forward and we hope we shall never go back to the Egypt that we have left”.
Present at the budget defence was the Director General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Director General, National Arbovirus and Vector Research Centre and
Principal, National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Training Centre.