President
Goodluck Jonathan has promised Nigerians that the 2013 budget which was
presented to the National Assembly yesterday will mitigate the effect of the
global economic meltdown and lead to the creation of more jobs next year.
During the
budget presentation to a joint session of the National Assembly the President,
flanked by Senate President, David Mark and Speaker, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal,
said the federal government has released N711.6 billion to Ministries,
Departments and Agencies in its efforts to ensure the partial implementation of
the 2012 budget.
Jonathan said
the budget is tailor-made to bridge the disparity between the rich and the
poor, create more jobs and encourage women in entrepreneurship. The president
was applauded when he announced that 5 million jobs will be created for women
farmers as part of the move to mainstream gender issues.
The president
who also used the opportunity to highlight major sectoral achievements of the
administration in the area of health,
agriculture, power reform and roads rehabilitation said the 2013 appropriation
budget will focus on the nationalising of federal agencies and subsidy
re-investment program.
In the budget
2013 appropriation stands at over N3 trillion, a 9 per cent increase over the
2012 budget. He concluded by asking the National Assembly to expeditiously deliberate
and pass the budget, which he said represent the apex government's drive for
continued growth and the improvement of the wellbeing of Nigerians.
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