The Permanent Secretary, Special Duties, in the finance ministry, Aliyu Shinkafi, said all the funds appropriated for the war against insurgency had been released to the military authorities. READ ALSO: Residents confused over drowning of 17-year-old girl in KwaraThe Permanent Secretary told the committee that N75bn was appropriated and released in 2019, adding that 7bn was released in 2019. Shinkafi said N2.5bn was released in 2019 and tagged as ‘administration.’The Permanent Secretary also told the senators that N75bn was appropriated in 2020 but that N74.99bn was released. He said, “In the current year, N100bn was appropriated and we have released N19.4bn for the first quarter. “We have invited the minister now to explain why her ministry was not funding the operations of the Army and she is not here.

Source: Punch April 30, 2021 03:22 UTC