 The Director General of Budget Office of the Federation, Professor Ben Akabuese, says Nigeria's development is affected by weak public institutions and low budget provisions. Professor Akabuese spoke via Zoom at an Economic Alternative Summit in Akure, the Ondo State Capital. Akabuese said Nigeria's budget is one of the lowest in the world due to shortage of revenue. He said it is wrong for Nigerians to say the federal government is not doing anything to address the economic challenges. Another speaker, Professor Patu, told me advice the government to create more jobs for teaming on employed youth in the country. There was a time in the past when Nigeria was a major exporter of agricultural products, but today we've become a net importer of food. And then we have the problem of weak public institutions and competent lake officials. And I have to put this ahead of corruption. Well, one of the things that happened with the policy choices that we made during the so-called oil boom was essentially that we created a debt overhang. We are supposed to be accountable in all situations, not just in financial situations alone, but in all situations of life. So this seminar has really opened the mind of everyone to see the different areas in which we are lacking and to begin to feel the loopholes that are causing the kind of dysfunctional system.