2016 Budget: 7 major beneficiaries from Budget 2016 revealed

4. Udo Udoma, the minister of budget and national planning

Udoma Udo Udoma speaks during the senate screening of new ministers in Abuja, Nigeria October 13, 2015. Picture taken October 13, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

With the severance of the Budget Office from the Ministry of Finance, Senator Udo Udoma will be critical, in terms of resource allocations, the planning and coordination of the budget. A provision of N1 billion has been made for Nigeria’s infrastructure masterplan and the finer disbursement details of these funds will be very important to long-term planning and could possibly constitute a yardstick for future endeavours.