{"id":110888,"date":"2024-03-11T07:42:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T06:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=110888"},"modified":"2024-03-11T07:42:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T06:42:45","slug":"nass-padded-2024-budget-by-n1-2trn-not-tinubu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/nass-padded-2024-budget-by-n1-2trn-not-tinubu\/","title":{"rendered":"NASS \u2018padded\u2019 2024 budget by N1.2trn not Tinubu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">THE Presidency on Sunday denied the allegation that President Bola Tinubu is implementing a budget different from what the National Assembly passed, saying that the N1.2 trillion differentials was added by the lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>The Presidency also debunked the insinuation that the 2024 budget being implemented by President Tinubu is anti-North.<\/p>\n<p>The denials were contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, titled, \u201cThe facts about 2024 budget.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Onanuga said President Tinubu is leading a government that is fair and equitable to every part and segment of Nigeria, adding that in terms of funding, distribution of capital and priority projects, the 2024 Appropriation Act was not skewed against any section of the country.<\/p>\n<p>He further explained that the North as an integral part of the country is well covered in all areas, from security to agriculture, healthcare to education, and other important infrastructure such as roads, rail, dams, power and irrigation projects to support all year-round agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>The statement read: \u201cFollowing the false claims made by Senator Abdul Ningi, representing Bauchi Central, that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government is operating two versions of the 2024 budget, we consider it appropriate to inform Nigerians that there is no truth whatsoever in the allegation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActing under the banner of Northern Senators\u2019 Forum, Senator Ningi, falsely claimed in an interview he granted BBC Hausa Service, that the National Assembly debated and passed N25 Trillion as 2024 budget and not the N28.7 Trillion that is being implemented by the Federal Government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo begin with, President Tinubu on November 29, 2023 presented a budget of N27.5 Trillion to the joint session of the National Assembly made up of N9.92 Trillion recurrent expenditure, Debt Service N8.25 Trillion and Capital Expenditure N8.7 Trillion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was widely reported. He did not present a budget of N25 Trillion. \u201cContrary to the strange view expressed by Senator Ningi, there was no way the Senate could have debated and passed a N25 Trillion budget that was not presented to the National Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t expect a ranking Senator not to pay due attention to details before making wild claims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is also important to let Nigerians know that the budget that President Tinubu signed into law on January 1, 2024 as passed by the National Assembly was N28.7 Trillion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe National Assembly, in its wisdom, increased the amount proposed by the Executive by N1.2 Trillion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the spirit of democracy which allows give and take, President Tinubu didn\u2019t withhold his assent to the Appropriation Bill as passed by the National Assembly. We want to stress that if the budget figure was increased and made to be different from what the Executive proposed, it was the National Assembly that jacked it up in exercise of its power of appropriation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the uncharitable claim that the 2024 budget was anti-North, we found such position as canvassed by Senator Ningi as too far-fetched and unbecoming of a leader of his status.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Tinubu is leading a government that is fair and equitable to every part and segment of Nigeria. In terms of funding, distribution of capital and priority projects, the 2024 Appropriation Act was not skewed against any section of the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe North as an integral part of the country is well covered in all areas, from security to agriculture, healthcare to education, and other important infrastructure such as roads, rail, dams, power and irrigation projects to support all year-round agriculture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said, it is concerning that a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria \u201ccan employ such primordial antics to fuel divisive\u00a0 rhetoric at a time well-meaning Nigerians are joining hands with President Tinubu to raise the spirit of national cohesion, unity and inclusive politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further said, \u201cWe want to use this opportunity to commend\u00a0 Senator Yemi Adaramodu, Chairman Senate Committee on Media and Publicity for setting the record straight. We also commend Senators Steve Sunday Karimi (Kogi), Titus Tartenger Zam (Benue) and Kaka Sheu (Borno) for their forthrightness and for coming out against the misrepresentation of facts by Senator Ningi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Tinubu is a firm believer in the rule of law and constitutional democracy. As an avowed democrat, he will not engage and indulge in any unconstitutional action or act in any manner that assaults the Constitution of Nigeria by operating any budget outside the one approved by the National Assembly, which he dutifully signed into law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to state categorically that the only 2024 budget that is being implemented is the N28.7 Trillion budget passed by the National Assembly and signed by the President.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIncluded in the budget are statutory transfers to the Judiciary, National Assembly, Tetfund and others.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE Presidency on Sunday denied the allegation that President Bola Tinubu is implementing a budget different from what the National Assembly passed, saying that the N1.2 trillion differentials was added&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":110889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-110888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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