The Oyo State House of Assembly has passed the 2022 Appropriation Bill of N 294.7 billion for Governor Seyi Makinde’s assent, and the bill had recurrent expenditure of N139.5 billion and capital expenditure of N155.2 billion with 91 items.
Penpushing reports that, Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts, Finance and Appropriation,Hon Akeem Mustapha presented the committee’s reports before the House of Assembly.
The committee boss said that some State Ministries, Departments and Parastatal Agency (MDAs) performed below average in 2021 due to their inability to access funds to execute capital projects.
Penpushing further reports that, Mustapha stated that MDAs such as Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), Office of the Auditor-General of State and some others lacked utility and monitoring vehicles for adequate supervision and monitoring exercise.
The Chairman noted that, the Governing Board of the College of Nursing and Midwifery has yet to be constituted, which he said, caused delay in approving promotion, conversion and confirmation of appointment of staffs of the college.
Penpushing also reports that, Mustapha said tthe satellite campus of the College of Health Sciences and Technology, Okeho, was facing inability to access funds to execute its capital projects including construction of befitting structures and provision of major facilities that would enhance the standard of the College.
The lawmaker urged the state government to wholistically reconsider engaging consultants in managing the affairs of tertiary institutions in the state, adding that as a result of this the Governing Boards and management of various institutions had been deprived of taking decisions and could not spend a penny without the approval of consultants, even in case of emergencies.
Penpushing reports that, it is recalled that Governor Seyi Makinde had on September 29 presented the Budget to the House for its passage, and on Tuesday the committee report was, however, adopted by the lawmakers at the plenary.
Meanwhile,the Speaker, Rt Hon Adebo Ogundoyin, who presided at the sitting, directed the Clerk of the House to transmit the clean copy of the passed Budget to the Governor for his assent.
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