Advertisement
From Jonas Ike, Abuja
Director-General of the Industrial Training Fund ITF Sir. Joseph Ari has said that the agency has to increased its annual budget to N118 million in 2109 in order to cater for the training needs of the students undergoing Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme SIWES in the country.
Ari who stated this during the 2019 budget defence of the ITF with the members of House of Representatives Committee on Industry on Thursday said that the increase in this year’s budget is for the agency to consolidate on the gains made on its 2018 budget.
He told the Committee that the agency is proposing N42,68, 480,000.00 as its total expenditure and revenue projections for the fiscal year ending on 31st December 2019.
He further said that the agency has earmarked N118 million for training of students undergoing the Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme SIWES in this year alone and added that there is constant training and retraining of staff of the agency.
He commended the good working relationship existing between the agency and the House Committee especially as regards the the approval of the annual budgets of the agency and pledged to continue to sustain the cordial relationship.
However, Chairman of the Committee Hon. Abubarkar Husaini Moriki said that the implementation level of the previous years budget by the agency gives the lawmakers cause for concern.
He told the ITF boss and his team mates that the essence of the annual budget defence of the House standing Committees with government agencies is to ensure effective utilization of funds by government officials.
Advertisement