Former head of state,
Ibrahim Babangida, has given his speech to the criticism presently associated with
the 2016 national budget that was presented to the National Assembly last year
December by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The former
president in his response to the ongoing criticism trailing the purported
payment of rent in the Aso Rock requested to know who the landlord is?
He also advised the
country’s politicians, saying: “I
strongly believe our Politicians are well fed. The Aso Rock food budget should
be reviewed. Aso Rock is not a place to feed Politicians.”
PMB who hammered so
hard on the economic difficulties facing the country following the sudden fall
in crude oil prices, guaranteed Nigerians that the budget would alleviate the consequence
of the unbelievable reality. The president also assured that the budget would
cut waste from government expenditure while its funds would be directed to
public good.
But, the recent analysis
of the budget, particularly the provisions made to the Aso Rock villa, ignited violent
response from Nigerians who took to Twitter to inquire for answers that are
still in the pipeline. Some labelled the budget as a collection of deceitful
and frivolous allocations aimed at sustaining the ostentatious lifestyle of
public officials.
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