Nigeria, April 15 -- The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, and a former Director-General of the Budget Office, Ben Akabueze, have called for urgent reforms to Nigeria's budgeting system, warning that weak alignment with development plans continues to undermine growth and service delivery.

They spoke on Tuesday at a two-day National Policy Dialogue in Abuja, organised by the National Assembly Joint Committee on National Planning and Economic Development.

The forum with the theme: "The Imperatives of National Development Plan for Effective Budgeting System and Sustainable Growth Of the Nigerian Economy," focused on strengthening the link between national development plans and annual budgets to drive sustainable economic growth.

Represente...