Tinubu came to National Assembly with an ’empty case’, we sat to discuss the budget, but nobody got a copy — Northern lawmaker
Also, confirming this report, Jafar Jafar, a Nigerian journalist and the publisher of Daily Nigerian, on his verified X account sighted by NEWS WEEK NIGERIA, stated that he spoke with a Nigerian Senator (name withheld) to get details of sectoral allocations in the 2024 budget, but he was surprised to hear that the president went to the senate with an empty case.
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Tinubu came to National Assembly with an ‘empty case‘, we sat to discuss the budget, but nobody got a copy — Northern lawmaker
Members of Nigeria’s National Assembly were left dumbfounded as it emerged that nobody received a copy of the 2024 budget during a critical session.
Reports surfaced, indicating that President Bola Tinubu arrived at the assembly with what was described as an ’empty case’, leaving lawmakers bewildered and discussions in disarray.
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According to a post on his verified X account (Twitter), Aliyu Yakubu, who quoted Hon. Yusuf Shitu Galambi, Member representing Gwaram Federal Constituency of Jigawa state, said the Jigawa lawmaker on BBC Hausa this morning, revealed that President Bola Tinubu came with an empty appropriation bill to the National Assembly.
The NNPP lawmaker stated that if the reporter recalls there was no sectoral allocation allocating funds to education, health, and other sectors in the President’s speech.
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He blamed the leadership of the National Assembly for their complicity in covering up for the Executive, he wondered why the leadership of the N/A would deliberately connive with the executive to deceive the plenary.
— Aliyu (@AliyuYakubuH) December 1, 2023
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Also, confirming this report, Jafar Jafar, a Nigerian journalist and the publisher of Daily Nigerian, on his verified X account sighted by NEWS WEEK NIGERIA, stated that he spoke with a Nigerian Senator (name withheld) to get details of sectoral allocations in the 2024 budget, but he was surprised to hear that the president went to the senate with an empty case.
He wrote:
“I spoke with a Nigerian senator last night to get the detail of sectoral allocations in Tinubu’s 2024 budget. To my surprise, he said the president came with an EMPTY case! “We sat yesterday to discuss the general principles of the budget, but nobody got a copy. The truth is that the president came with an empty case,” he said.”
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Wallahi a senator confirmed this to me last night.
— Jaafar Jaafar (@JaafarSJaafar) December 1, 2023
Wallahi a senator confirmed this to me last night.
— Jaafar Jaafar (@JaafarSJaafar) December 1, 2023
I spoke with a Nigerian senator last night to get the detail of sectoral allocations in Tinubu’s 2024 budget. To my surprise, he said the president came with an EMPTY case! “We sat yesterday to discuss the general principles of the budget but nobody got a copy. The truth is that…
— Jaafar Jaafar (@JaafarSJaafar) December 1, 2023
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