It was the turn of the Ministry of Interior at the ongoing budget defence sessions at the Senate on Tuesday. Minister Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola led top officials of the Ministry as they appeared before the Senate Committee on the Interior to defend their 2021 budget proposals.
Present were committee chairman Kashim Shettima (Borno Central) and his Deputy George Sekibo (Rivers East). Other committee members present include Senators Elisha Abbo (Adamawa North), Olalekan Mustapha (Ogun East), Abubakar Kyari (Borno North) and Chukwuka Utazi (Enugu North).
In his presentation, Aregbesola said the Ministry had a capital budget of N3.6bn, overheads of N670m, personnel costs of N1.12bn and a revenue target (IGR) of N645m excluding agencies.
Speaking with journalists, Senator Kashim Shettima pledged the support of the National Assembly towards the ongoing recovery efforts after the mayhem which followed the #EndSARS protests.
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