Solid Minerals : NASS summons Edun , Bagudu , DG Budget over miserable budgetary allocation

By Iyojo Ameh

The Nigerian National Assembly has summoned the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun along with his counterpart in the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning , Senator Atiku Bagudu and Director – General of the Budget Office , Tanimu Yakubu over miserable budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Solid Minerals in 2025 fiscal year .

Summoning of the trio by the National Assembly through its joint Committee on Solid Minerals , followed refusal of the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning to appear before it as directed last week Wednesday .

The joint committee chaired by Senator Sampson Ekong had last week when the Minister of Solid Minerals , Mr Dele Alake appeared before it for 2025 budget defence session, frowned at N9billion proposed as capital vote for the Ministry in the 2025 fiscal year .

It accordingly refused to consider the 2025 budget proposal for the Ministry and ordered the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning to appear before it on Monday this week .

Refusal of Bagudu to appear before the committee and lengthy lamentations made by the Minister of Solid Minerals on failed efforts made to get the N9billion budgetary proposal reviewed upward through the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning , made the joint committee to include the Budget office in the summoning order .

The summoned Ministers and the DG Budget, as announced by the committee chairman , are to appear before the committee by 3pm on Tuesday this week .