The 2016 Appropriation Bill termed Budget of Change by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government of President Muhammadu Buhari has continued to receive more knocks.
Special Assistant on New Media to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri also joined the conversation, lampooning an explanation by the Federal Ministry of Education that N10 billion found its way into its proposed expenditure estimates as a result of “typographical error”.
In a tweet on his verified Twitter handle, Omokri stated: “It is better not to give reasons, than to give these types of reasons.”
Read the tweet below…
It is better not to give reasons, than to give these types of reasons. pic.twitter.com/6mdQXYqSnE
— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) February 10, 2016
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) also condemned the budget and accused the present administration of inserting spurious items into the budget in order to raise money to pay back those who allegedly sponsored the APC and President Buhari’s election.
The party said…
The only explanation for this #BudgetOfCorruption is that the mafia wants to recover their investment in Buhari's campaign funding.
— #VoteAndStay (@voteandstay) February 10, 2016
Caught in the Act: Presidency now says N10bn ‘hidden’ in education budget was a typographical error. #BudgetOfCorruption
— #VoteAndStay (@voteandstay) February 10, 2016
Many other Nigerians have also continued to pick holes in the budget, tagging it #BudgetOfCorruption
Read their views below…
In those days, GEJ's appointees committed a crime & they blamed GEJ's incompetence. Today, they want to shield PMB from #BudgetOfCorruption
— Prof Stanley Nwabia (@MrStanleyNwabia) February 11, 2016
👌👌👌👌👌"@ndefiii: How can investors take us serious if we cannot even prepare our own budget??? #BudgetofCorruption."
— Gbemisola (@gbemy01) February 9, 2016
N89.1m for Kitchen equipment??? Are they cooking a feast for God? #budgetofcorruption
— Heart Talk With Tosan (@HeartTalkTosan) February 9, 2016