Tag: BUDGET PADDING

“Nigeria has transitioned from padded budgets to forged laws” – Obi

Aminu Imam
Obi on Budgets

Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has accused the federal government of altering laws passed by the 10th National Assembly before they were gazetted. The allegations stem from recent concerns raised in the house of representatives over discrepancies in the gazetted versions of the four Tax Reform Acts signed by President Bola Tinubu. In a statement posted on his X handle yesterday, Obi described the development as a migration from “padded budgets” to “forged laws”. He said the discrepancies between what the legislature approved and what was published as…

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Budget-Padding: CSO threatens mass protest against Akpabio

Aminu Imam
CSO Akpabio

A Civil Society Organisation, (CSO), ‘National Association For Peaceful Co-existence and Good Governance‘ has threatened to organise a massive protest against the President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio over the recent allegation of budget-padding levelled against him by senator representing Bauchi-Central, Abdul Ningi. Founder of the group, Comrade Isiaku Balogun Nathaniel, said the matter would not be swept under the carpet, urging President Bola Tinubu to probe Ningis allegations and the leadership of the Senate to make clarification and reinstate the suspended senator within one week. He said, We are…

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Budget Padding; Group asks Akpabio to resign over Ningi’s suspension, anti-North sentiments

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi

As the drama in the National Assembly over alleged budget padding unveils more facts, a northern group has cautioned the Senate President Godswill Akpabio over sentiments while faulting the suspension of Senator Abdul Ningi and asked the Senate President to resign. The group, Arewa Defence League made this known in Kaduna while addressing the media over the suspension of Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi, the President of the group, Murtala Abubakar said the antecedents of the President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio leaves much to be desired as nationalist and should…

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