President Muhammadu Buhari
Two top officials of the Muhammadu Buhari regime on Wednesday indicated that the country urgently needed more funds to run government and provide basic amenities for Nigerians.
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, in an interview with the State House correspondents also faulted a claim by the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, that the Federal Government printed between N50bn and N60bn in March.
Ahmed described the claim as not only untrue but unfortunate.
She however said there was a need to improve revenue to run government.
On his part, the Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, at the 2021 retreat for members of the technical sub-committee on cash management, stated that there was increasing pressure on government funds.