Cut Cars, Furniture, Forks, And Knives From Budgets” – Bello El-Rufai

The House of Representatives member representing Kaduna North Constituency, Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, has proposed cutting down recurring expenses in the budgets of government ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs). He highlighted unnecessary yearly allocations for items like vehicles and furniture during a debate on the 2025 budget.

El-Rufai expressed concerns about the repetition of such expenses, saying, “Sir, the recurrent issue is in every budget. Even a young person like myself, we budget for vehicles every year, we budget for utensils every year. If they bought vehicles last year, please, they should just relax now. Vehicles do not expire.”

He emphasized the need to close financial loopholes by scrutinizing such practices. “These are the little things, Mr. Speaker, that unless we start looking at them, the loopholes we talk about will not come out. The Oronsaye report should be implemented. It is key,” he stated, referring to a report on streamlining public institutions.

The lawmaker also called for greater financial discipline from leaders, aligning their actions with the sacrifices expected from citizens enduring the country’s current economic challenges. “We can’t be asking Nigerians for sacrifices and have a tax reform bill that could shape the fiscal state of this country while, as leaders, we are not cutting anything,” he said.

El-Rufai further criticized the repeated budgetary provisions for items like computers and furniture. “Since I was a boy, budgets every year come with new computers, new furniture. These things don’t expire, sir. We should cut them out totally. Nigerians are tired of every agency buying fork and knife every year,” he added.

The APC representative urged committee chairmen and leaders to address these inefficiencies and reduce wasteful spending in government operations.

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