Release full capital allocation to intelligence agencies, Reps tell FG

Oladipupo Olamiposi
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2 days ago

The House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence has urged the Federal Government to ensure that the total capital allocation, as contained in both the 2024 budget and the 2025 budget estimates, is released to the security agencies.

According to the committee, this will enable the nation’s security agencies to deliver on their constitutional mandate efficiently.

Speaking during the 2025 budget defence by agencies under the purview of the Office of the National Security Adviser, the Chairman, House Committee on National Security and Intelligence, Ahmed Satomi, said it is regrettable that capital allocation to some of the intelligence agencies in 2024 has not been released, while releases to others fell below expectations.

He stated that though allocation to the security sector has improved over the years; the intelligence sub-sector, he noted, has always been underfunded, making it difficult to attain peak service delivery.

While lauding President Bola Tinubu for allocating 4.91 trillion naira to Defence and Security, the lawmaker highlighted the significance of prioritising the intelligence sub-sector in terms of capital allocation in the 2025 fiscal year.

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