Nigerian Senate May Cut Allocations For Army, Police, Over 100 Government Agencies For Failing To Answer Audit Queries
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday threatened to withhold the 2023 Capital Budget of 100 Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) until they answer the queries raised against them by the Auditor-General for the Federation. Some of the agencies and MDAs affected are the Police Affairs, Independent National Electoral Commission, Army, National Intelligence Agency, and National Security Agency (NSA); Civil Defence Corps, North East Development Commission and the Nigerian Air Force, State House, Presidential Fleet.