Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09ABUJA626
2009-04-15 15:25:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Abuja
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UNCLAS ABUJA 000626
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
FOR EEB/IFD/OMA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ECON PREL NI
SUBJECT: NIGERIA: BUDGET TRANSPARENCY
REF: A. STATE 28885
B. ABUJA 578
UNCLAS ABUJA 000626
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
FOR EEB/IFD/OMA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ECON PREL NI
SUBJECT: NIGERIA: BUDGET TRANSPARENCY
REF: A. STATE 28885
B. ABUJA 578
1. Following is Embassy Abuja's response to reftel A.
2. (U) The Government of Nigeria is expected to receive U. S.
foreign assistance using FY 2009 funds, for the U.S. President's
Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR),International Military
Education and Training (IMET),foreign military financing (FMF),and
technical assistance and training through USG-funded implementing
partners.
3. (SBU) The Nigerian federal budget is a public document. The
budget is available in print and electronic form soon after approval
by the National Assembly and President. The budget can also be
found on government websites- www.budgetoffice.gov.ng and
www.fmf.gov.ng.
4. (SBU) Data on budget execution regarding how and where funds were
spent are not readily available due to mismanagement and inadequate
accounting. Budget implementation is also difficult to ascertain
because revenue estimates are based on figures which are subject to
change, such as oil prices and figures for crude oil production.
Moreover, the media and contacts report that there is poor budget
implementation, especially of the capital budget.
5. (SBU) Even though budget transparency is still a work in
progress, the situation is better than in past years, i.e., the
government has, since 2004, adopted the Medium-Term Expenditure
Framework (MTEF),forecasting revenue and expenditure for a three
year period. The National Assembly has also stepped up its
monitoring and oversight of the budget process, with budget bills
prominent among few pieces of legislation it has passed since the
new set of law makers come into power in May 2007.
6. (U) This message was coordinated with ConGen Lagos and other USG
agencies at post.
SANDERS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
FOR EEB/IFD/OMA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ECON PREL NI
SUBJECT: NIGERIA: BUDGET TRANSPARENCY
REF: A. STATE 28885
B. ABUJA 578
1. Following is Embassy Abuja's response to reftel A.
2. (U) The Government of Nigeria is expected to receive U. S.
foreign assistance using FY 2009 funds, for the U.S. President's
Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR),International Military
Education and Training (IMET),foreign military financing (FMF),and
technical assistance and training through USG-funded implementing
partners.
3. (SBU) The Nigerian federal budget is a public document. The
budget is available in print and electronic form soon after approval
by the National Assembly and President. The budget can also be
found on government websites- www.budgetoffice.gov.ng and
www.fmf.gov.ng.
4. (SBU) Data on budget execution regarding how and where funds were
spent are not readily available due to mismanagement and inadequate
accounting. Budget implementation is also difficult to ascertain
because revenue estimates are based on figures which are subject to
change, such as oil prices and figures for crude oil production.
Moreover, the media and contacts report that there is poor budget
implementation, especially of the capital budget.
5. (SBU) Even though budget transparency is still a work in
progress, the situation is better than in past years, i.e., the
government has, since 2004, adopted the Medium-Term Expenditure
Framework (MTEF),forecasting revenue and expenditure for a three
year period. The National Assembly has also stepped up its
monitoring and oversight of the budget process, with budget bills
prominent among few pieces of legislation it has passed since the
new set of law makers come into power in May 2007.
6. (U) This message was coordinated with ConGen Lagos and other USG
agencies at post.
SANDERS