Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kaduna State University Aminu Usman has criticized the merging of the Ministry of Finance with Budget and National Planning.
Usman, an economist, said that it is hard to believe that after the experiences the country has had in the past four years, it was still not ready to embrace National Economic Planning with the required seriousness it deserved.
He said there is a existing law that says National Planning Commission should be chaired by the President and run by a Chairman of cabinet status, usually the Chief Economic Adviser to the President.
According to Usman, converting the commission to a ministry is a great disservice let alone subsuming it under Ministry of Finance.
