Jonathan: I 'll reduce waste, inefficiency, corruption and duplication in government

Text of a speech by President Goodluck Jonathan at the presentation of the 2012 Budget at the National Assembly, Abuja yesterdayI am delighted to present the 2012 Federal Budget Proposal before this esteemed Joint Session of the National Assembly. This proposal comes at the end of a long consultative process with key stakeholders and it translates the development plans of government unveiled in the Transformation Agenda into concrete actions.This budget is a stepping-stone to the transformation of our economy and country in our walk to economic freedom. This esteemed Assembly would agree that this path would neither be easy nor uncontested; but with a sharp focus, hard work, determination and making careful choices we will overcome.
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