Mr John Dabwan, the Speaker of Plateau State House of Assembly, has said that any ministry or parastatal agency, which fails to perform in 2012, will be sanctioned.

Dabwan told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos on Tuesday that the assembly was dissatisfied with the performances of most government organisations.

``We have directed that each ministry, parastatal and department should submit a quarterly financial report to us beginning from next year to monitor the implementation of the budget.

``Anything that falls short of our expectation in terms of performance will attract serious sanction from the house.''

He said that many of the agencies performed below 50 per cent, stressing that such a ``dismal record should not be allowed to repeat itself in 2012''.

Dabwan said the lawmakers believed that the submission of quarterly reports by the government agencies would assist them in assessing the progress in the implementation of the budget.

Commenting on the planned removal of fuel subsidy, the speaker commended the Federal Government for engaging Nigerians in a dialogue on the matter.

``The government has taken the right step in the right direction, which I believe, will help us to reach a meeting point,'' he said.

Dabwan advised the government to continue with dialogue to know the minds of Nigerians on the plan.

Speaker warns govt agencies against poor performance