Nigerians have said that President Muhammadu Buhari should not have signed the 2018 budget, which he did amid claims that the National Assembly “tampered” with the document.
Buhari had lamented that the 2018 Appropriation Act, which he signed into law on Wednesday, would be difficult — if not impossible — to implement because of the alterations members of the National Assembly had effected on the document he submitted to them on November 7, 2017.
He accused the federal lawmakers of, among others, increasing the National Assembly budget by N14.5bn from N125bn to N139.5bn without any discussion with the Executive.
He also accused them of injecting 6,403 projects of their own totaling N578bn into the national budget, while making cuts amounting to N347bn in the allocations to 4,700 projects as submitted to them.
Projects from which cuts were made include the Mambilla Power Plant, Second Niger Bridge/ancillary roads, the East-West Road, Bonny-Bodo Road, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and Itakpe-Ajaokuta Rail Project, totalling an aggregate of N11.5bn.
In their response, Deputy Senate Leader, Bala Ibn Na’Allah; and the Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, said if they had allowed the budget to scale through the way Buhari submitted it to them, they would have been in trouble with those who elected them.
Nigerians are not taking the issues lightly, as they confronted their leaders via Buhari’s verified Twitter handle —@MBuhari
Nigerians have since taken to Twitter to express their views:
I’m dissapointing in you sir, people voted you to bring divine change not acting weak with hardened criminals.
— Lefty against rogues. (@kakra68) June 20, 2018
Since the budget has been signed, what is the moaning about then?
Scared of failure?
Your claims can’t hold water because if you are sure that the budget was tempered with unreasonably then you should have not signed up.Deliver what is the budget and stop playing future excuses
— Cyber_Rise 💽🇳🇬 (@YoungerClue) June 20, 2018
Please sir stop celebrating a failure! You all should be ashamed of signing the bill so late, other countries are discussing about their next 10year,all you do is making announcements, tomorrow some else will pocket the allocated money.
— Nonnybozz99 (@nonnybozz99) June 20, 2018
Legislators are Nigerian enemies of progress.
— sidi mustapha (@mustaphaado39) June 20, 2018
Sir all u have to do is to make sure that those @nassnigeria project are being monitored. Make sure the projects are carried out with standard materials. Arrest any nass member that didn’t complete his/her project. any contractor who use low standard material should be arrested
— Boss Man (@idemisammy) June 20, 2018
this is the most important speech the President has ever presented – factual, informative and revealing. The NASS remain the biggest enemy of our country.
— Abdul-Majid Lawan (@Abdul_Majid84) June 20, 2018
Reading your speech won’t undo the mishap, budget padding & fraud within d 2018 budget.
Just do what y’all know how to do best. Sadly, 2017 budget like past has gone with no significance on the lives of common man on the streets.
Those who have benefitted have remained same— AYANLOLA ABDULJELIL (@owolabitaiwo) June 20, 2018
Isn’t is ironic how our @nassnigeria who ought to be the voice and true representative of the people are against the people ? 🤦🏽♀️ May God help our nation o
— ANIFOWOSHE TITILOPE (@classicaltiti) June 20, 2018
LMAOOOOOO. Your MCM appends his signature to a document he admits is faulty. I need a drink.
— Chief Fuji (@MONSIEURBLAC) June 20, 2018
Soon we will have FIFA 19, 2019 Car Models, World Cup “2026” has been Decided and Signed and you are proud to announce you signed 2018 Bill into Law. SMH
Shame! Shame!! Shame!!! #budget2018
— Nebeife Peter (@pnebeife) June 20, 2018
it is now BABA is signing 2018 budget, when the year has finished. we’ll be alright!
— Santos .W (@chukolate_) June 20, 2018
The sixth month of the year
Jokers in government 😑
— Ifeanyi (@ifeanyiajuwa) June 20, 2018
Now, I think this is too late…
You are all failure..— Olawanle Oluwasheyi (@sheymensch) June 20, 2018
Nothing but another APC publicity stunts. Absolutely no benefit to the people. 2016 and 2017 “budgets” are clear reminders of the futility of this excercise.
— Tony Aneke (@AnekeTony) June 20, 2018
Since many expenditures has been cut off, how much is now the total amount of 2018 budget
— Bashit Jimoh (@SK_Jimoh) June 20, 2018
Would you be happy getting paid your salary on the 6th month of the year. We have to always live what we preach. Corruption starts with not paying workers their due salaries when due. Please this must be corrected.
— Kanec Pharma & House (@kanecusa) June 20, 2018
What’s the impact of 2016, & 2017 budget to the common 👨man all over the streets of 🇳🇬Nigeria? So is nothing new although is an achievement to you guys @APCNigeria
— Esenic Chikarito Vinny (@VintechGlobal) June 20, 2018
Mr President, I must thank you for your diligence and hardwork. Sir, establishing ranches which is a particular region, sect,people’s job is not idea, logical. Sir forcing states or individual to release their lands for ranches is unfair. Sambisa should be converted to ranches
— Afolabi (@
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