Stella Oduah Disagrees With PDP Over Buhari's Budget

In contrast to the comments made by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) about President Muhammadu Buhari's 2016 budget, Senator Stella Oduah has hailed Buhari.

In a statement made available to journalists, the senator representing Anambra-North Senatorial District described the budget as “very robust and seemingly thorough and well-thought out” while also expressing hope that it would address many of the economic and security situations that Nigerians currently face.

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According to Sahara Reporters, Oduah expressed excitement with the fact that the budget is also targeted at issues of concern to rural communities as she also stated her desire to see the new year set a new path for the country because the president seemed to touch on areas that included the boosting of oil and non-oil revenues.

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However, she said the government was trying to use its “bogus welfare programme and phantom capital projects” as a cover and conduit to syphon the funds to satisfy partisan interests, particularly to settle huge campaign debts.

“It is obvious that this budget is an extension of the campaign promises of the APC government, presented as a manifesto filled with bogus promises which implementation will be inconclusive, thereby allowing the APC to once again deny their promises.

“There has never been any known economy in the world where government deliberately mortgage the future of its nation by borrowing excessively to finance partisan interests while hiding under bogus welfare programmes. This is moreso important as the APC in reeling out their bogus campaign promises never informed Nigerians that they would mortgage their future through excessive borrowing."

Senator Oduah also asked President Buhari to take significant steps to address the problem of unemployment in the country, adding that the swift passage of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper showed that the 8th National Assembly is committed to speedily passing the 2016 Appropriation Bill.

After the presentation earlier today, some ministers shared their views on the implementation of the budget and their expectations.

Source: Legit.ng