Health ministry failed to implement 2025 capital budget due to funding shortfall
Prof Mohammed Pate has revealed that the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare could not implement its 2025 capital budget. Only ₦36m out of the ₦218bn appropriated for the sector was released, leading to stalled projects and interventions. Prof Pate attributed the poor performance to cash flow constraints, systemic bottlenecks, and delays in counterpart funding. The Ministry’s personnel budget for 2025 was fully released and utilised, but capital projects suffered severe funding shortfalls.
Highlights
- Prof Mohammed Pate told the House Committee on Healthcare Services that only ₦36m of the ₦218bn capital budget for 2025 was released.
- Cash flow constraints, systemic bottlenecks, and delayed counterpart funding were cited as main reasons for the poor budget implementation.
- The Ministry’s personnel budget for 2025 was fully released, but capital projects faced severe funding shortfalls.
- Delays in donor-supported programme funding and under-utilisation of donor funds further compounded the challenges.
- The Chairman of the House Committee, Dr Amos Magaji, requested comprehensive documentation on donor funds received and their utilisation.
