Special Adviser to the
president, on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, who spoke at a phone-in
Programme on Channels television Sunday night, disclosed that the government
had commenced dialogue with the militants to find lasting solution to the
restiveness in the region.
He said, “Yes the budget
has been passed. The intention is to implement that budget as much as possible
but then the circumstances are making it difficult because projections are not
being met because of what is happening in the Niger Delta and other parts of
the economy.
Slow implementation of the
2016 budget has been attributed to the continuous destruction of oil
installations in the Niger Delta region by militants.
The presidency dropped the
hint on Sunday, adding that the economy had been largely affected.
Nigerians are yet to feel
the impact of the budget signed into law by president Muhammadu Buhari on May
6, 2016.
“But as much as possible
the government would still adhere to that project as much as revenue will
permit and allow.
“Every option is on the
table. There was never a time anything was ruled out. All the options were on
the table.
“You will recall that when
some South South leaders visited the President led by King Alfred Diete-Spiff,
he also disclosed that he had encouraged the security agencies to dialogue with
the militant and the leadership of that region.
“So, there was never a time
that anything was ruled out; since the insurgency began, there had always been
dialogue,” Adesina explained.
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