Statements emanating from the Presidency when defending apparent goofs by this adminstration sometimes draw laughter and disdain. Many times had the president for instance, misfired when granting interviews to foreign press only for Adesina and Garba Shehu to embark on fruitless and needless lectures by rephrasing those statements just to save the president's face.

Latest in this series of childish comedy is the reason alluded by the presidency for the errors and "padding" discovered in the 2016 Budget. Attaching the adoption of ZBB to the unprecedented aberrations in that budget is not only repressible, it underlines how far the presidency can go in covering up its apparent incompetence.

First, what is Zero Based Budgeting? It simply means a budgeting system that requires all expenses to be justified for each fiscal period as against building on previous budget. This allow each cost centre to put forward all expenditure for each budget year only. With this little hindsight, why should the presidency attribute a simple budgeting system to the anticipatory fraud perpetrated by those responsible for its preparation? It's evident that bogous figures were intentionally smuggled into the document for future fraudulent purposes. Was it the ZBB that warranted repetition of same budget heads? Was the newly adopted budget system responsible for the increase of feeding allocation in the presidency from N500 million to N1.7billion? Was the ZBB responsible for the infiltration of "foreign figures" in the 2016 Appropriation Bill?

The presidency and its spokespersons should stop taking us for a ride with incongruent kindergarten rejoinders and face saving rethorics.

We need intelligent people in government

Many times had the president for instance, misfired when granting interviews to foreign press only for Adesina and Garba Shehu to embark on fruitless and needless lectures by rephrasing those statements just to save the president's face.

Buhari should not be allowed near a microphone, APC successfully prevented it before the election. Give Buhari a microphone and you quickly discover his ineptitude.

2016 budget has no iota of zero base budget. d budget was design to syphone public funds to pay up outstanding campaign debts.
buari's budget is corruption personified!

Cc: lalasticlala

Hmmm budget

OLADD:
Statements emanating from the Presidency when defending apparent goofs by this adminstration sometimes draw laughter and disdain. Many times had the president for instance, misfired when granting interviews to foreign press only for Adesina and Garba Shehu to embark on fruitless and needless lectures by rephrasing those statements just to save the president's face.

Latest in this series of childish comedy is the reason alluded by the presidency for the errors and "padding" discovered in the 2016 Budget. Attaching the adoption of ZBB to the unprecedented aberrations in that budget is not only repressible, it underlines how far the presidency can go in covering up its apparent incompetence.

First, what is Zero Based Budgeting? It simply means a budgeting system that requires all expenses to be justified for each fiscal period as against building on previous budget. This allow each cost centre to put forward all expenditure for each budget year only. With this little hindsight, why should the presidency attribute a simple budgeting system to the anticipatory fraud perpetrated by those responsible for its preparation? It's evident that bogous figures were intentionally smuggled into the document for future fraudulent purposes. Was it the ZBB that warranted repetition of same budget heads? Was the newly adopted budget system responsible for the increase of feeding allocation in the presidency from N500 million to N1.7billion? Was the ZBB responsible for the infiltration of "foreign figures" in the 2016 Appropriation Bill?

The presidency and its spokespersons should stop taking us for a ride with incongruent kindergarten rejoinders and face saving rethorics.

true talk. d fact dat buari deflected blame for d scam budget to budget mafia is an indication dat dis govt has no intention of implementing zero base budget.

What angers me the most is that this fraud of a budget took 5 months to be prepared and will equally take several more months to be passed, thereby keeping Nigeria dormant for a long period because of the stupidity of the government.

Emekamex:
What angers me the most is that this fraud of a budget took 5 months to be prepared and will equally take several more months to be passed, thereby keeping Nigeria dormant for a long period because of the stupidity of the government.

Imagine how APC and the presidency were bragging when the document was been presented to the NA with so much fanfare. Ironically, latest development clearly shows that the president was not even kept abreast of the content of the budget. Sentiment apart, this says so much about Buhari's CV.

OLADD:
Statements emanating from the Presidency when defending apparent goofs by this adminstration sometimes draw laughter and disdain. Many times had the president for instance, misfired when granting interviews to foreign press only for Adesina and Garba Shehu to embark on fruitless and needless lectures by rephrasing those statements just to save the president's face.

Latest in this series of childish comedy is the reason alluded by the presidency for the errors and "padding" discovered in the 2016 Budget. Attaching the adoption of ZBB to the unprecedented aberrations in that budget is not only repressible, it underlines how far the presidency can go in covering up its apparent incompetence.

First, what is Zero Based Budgeting? It simply means a budgeting system that requires all expenses to be justified for each fiscal period as against building on previous budget. This allow each cost centre to put forward all expenditure for each budget year only. With this little hindsight, why should the presidency attribute a simple budgeting system to the anticipatory fraud perpetrated by those responsible for its preparation? It's evident that bogous figures were intentionally smuggled into the document for future fraudulent purposes. Was it the ZBB that warranted repetition of same budget heads? Was the newly adopted budget system responsible for the increase of feeding allocation in the presidency from N500 million to N1.7billion? Was the ZBB responsible for the infiltration of "foreign figures" in the 2016 Appropriation Bill?

The presidency and its spokespersons should stop taking us for a ride with incongruent kindergarten rejoinders and face saving rethorics.

Ignorance is cured by education, the medicine to treat ignorance is information, but when the ignorance is fuelled purely by the emotions of deep seated hatred, it is obvious that such a case of ignorance is incurable except maybe through spiritual means.

FYI, the feeding budget was never N1.7 billion hence everything you just stated is poo; go and seek spiritual help.

OLADD:




Imagine how APC and the presidency were bragging when the document was been presented to the NA with so much fanfare. Ironically, latest development clearly shows that the president was not even kept abreast of the content of the budget. Sentiment apart, this says so much about Buhari's CV.

Buhari does not have a complete CV. Have you seen a complete CV without details of certificate.

PMB's only professional qualifications are "serving as a soldier" and "cow husbandry." Any mofo with the right connection can get the first. The second is in the same league as a fulani herdsman.

Technically speaking, PMB has no qualification to be employed as a cashier, not to talk of being a president.

Little wonder why he could not read the budget himself. Even our learned SAN VP should share the blame too. He is the coordinator of the economy. He wants to use N5m to buy books in one year, yet cannot read three volumes of budget that he was elected to do.

-Lord

obailala:
Ignorance is cured by education, the medicine to treat ignorance is information, but when the ignorance is fuelled purely by the emotions of deep seated hatred, it is obvious that such a case of ignorance is incurable except maybe through spiritual means.

FYI, the feeding budget was never N1.7 billion hence everything you just stated is poo; go and seek spiritual help.

You can do better than this trash. Can you educate Nigerians why a govt that preaches prudence could jerk up feeding allocation to such unjustfable. level? If there's anybody that needs both psychological and spiritual cleansing, you definitely fit the description. Whether you call it hatred or whatever name, that's your problem. I don't hate the president but I detest deception. OK?

OLADD:


You can do better than this trash. Can you educate Nigerians why a govt that preaches prudence could jerk up feeding allocation to such unjustfable. level? If there's anybody that needs both psychological and spiritual cleansing, you definitely fit the description. Whether you call it hatred or whatever name, that's your problem. I don't hate the president but I detest deception. OK?

The feeding budget is not N1.7 billion. Stop embarrassing yourself.

obailala:
The feeding budget is not N1.7 billion. Stop embarrassing yourself.

Stop that bunkum. Do the needful by stating the exact feeding allocation in that budget and don't forget to include that of the VP. Instead of condemning the presidency for going against what they preached some 9 months ago, you are here shamelessly disputing figures. Is the feeding allocation not above N1billion from paltry N500m in May 2015? Has the presidency personnel increased to warrant such blotted amount? You people are not only disgusting, there's no element of sincerity in your bodies, souls and spirits. Veer off my lane, agent of propaganda.

[b]

I really do not see why Nigerians are making too much fuss on this matter. To my mind,
a budget is a proposal, subject to ratification by the legislature. In effect it only
becomes law when it is passed into law.

In view of recent revelations, everyone is on the lookout to catch a thief, which is a very
good idea. If for any reason, there are duplications that are discovered by the legislature and
eagle eyed citizens,it is good for our democracy . The executive should investigate and
establish that it is either in error or deliberate.It is only a process of weeding out vestiges of
"status quo ante" if the culprits are identified and punished accordingly.

One thing is certain, this country can never be the same again. All malpractices of the past are
bound to fail with the vigilance we have today.

The budget proposal is not a law yet, people should not develop temperature as if a law has been
breached but this should be a lesson to the executive too. A case of Ineptitude , executive
or supervisory has been established. I do not see this repeating itself in subsequent budget.

Having said that, somebody must lose his job for this.



[/b]

obailala:
The feeding budget is not N1.7 billion. Stop embarrassing yourself.

I had waited patiently for you to tell us the feeding budget if it's not N1.7b as you claimed. Instead of picking your phone to confirm the veracity of my figure, you embarked on arrogant peddling of lie. For your information, the proposed feeding budget is N1 7billion. Check your facts before galloping into people's thread.

OLADD:


I had waited patiently for you to tell us the feeding budget if it's not N1.7b as you claimed. Instead of picking your phone to confirm the veracity of my figure, you embarked on arrogant peddling of lie. For your information, the proposed feeding budget is N1 7billion. Check your facts before galloping into people's thread.

This issue was raised by some propaganda blogs before the budget was released to the public, it was debated fiercely and the falsehood was crushed when the budget was eventually made public. Like I said earlier, there are many genuine issues wrong with the budget which you can criticise, but desperately dwelling on your fictitious N1.7bn feeding figure even after being corrected speaks volumes on your level of awareness.

A simple advice, the 2016 budget is a public document. Go and download it and stop basing your arguments on hearsays from igbereTv et al. http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/195903-buhari-to-spend-more-than-jonathan-on-presidential-villa-to-spend-less-on-food.html

Are they telling me that zero base budget is responsible for addition of extra zeros turning millions to billions of naira by those criminals in Buhari's Cabinet.
I am begining to pity PMB. it looks like the president has entered one chance. He need to dame any political consideration and show some people out of his govt. irrespective of what amount the spend in the elections. This is an unpresedented embarrassment.

obailala:
This issue was raised by some propaganda blogs before the budget was released to the public, it was debated fiercely and the falsehood was crushed when the budget was eventually made public. Like I said earlier, there are many genuine issues wrong with the budget which you can criticise, but desperately dwelling on your fictitious N1.7bn feeding figure even after being corrected speaks volumes on your level of awareness.

A simple advice, the 2016 budget is a public document. Go and download it and stop basing your arguments on hearsays from igbereTv et al. http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/195903-buhari-to-spend-more-than-jonathan-on-presidential-villa-to-spend-less-on-food.html

So, you relied on blog debates to dispute the figure? As far as that allocation is concerned, it remains N1.7billion since the presidency is yet to say otherwise unless you're trying to usurp the function of Adesina and Garba Shehu.

OLADD:


So, you relied on blog debates to dispute the figure? As far as that allocation is concerned, it remains N1.7billion since the presidency is yet to say otherwise unless you're trying to usurp the function of Adesina and Garba Shehu.

This is the reason why people fail exams. The budget document has been made public, yet you still expect Adesina and Garba to leave whatever they are doing to come and answer to some people that have refused to use their God given intelligence by reading the budget which has already been made public? I was even gracious enough to post you a link where the budget figures were analysed just so you dont go through the stress of perusing the entire budget yet you still insist? Kaii! some humans are indeed irredeemable; OLADD you are definitely an OLODO, a very stubborn one at that

http://www.theheraldng.com/re-presidency-to-spend-n114-m-not-n1-7b-on-feeding/
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/195903-buhari-to-spend-more-than-jonathan-on-presidential-villa-to-spend-less-on-food.html

obailala:
This is the reason why people fail exams. The budget document has been made public, yet you still expect Adesina and Garba to leave whatever they are doing to come and answer to some people that have refused to use their God given intelligence by reading the budget which has already been made public? I was even gracious enough to post you a link where the budget figures were analysed just so you dont go through the stress of perusing the entire budget yet you still insist? Kaii! some humans are indeed irredeemable; OLADD you are definitely an OLODO, a very stubborn one at that

http://www.theheraldng.com/re-presidency-to-spend-n114-m-not-n1-7b-on-feeding/
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/195903-buhari-to-spend-more-than-jonathan-on-presidential-villa-to-spend-less-on-food.html

I am not one of those you can force unpleasant food down his throat. Why did the presidency choose to explain the rationale for the N3.8b proposed for Villa Clinic if it was inconsequential? I deliberately ignored your attached links having realised your mischief. As far as the Nigerian public is concerned , that figure remains unchanged.

Moreover, why are you hyping on the feeding allocation only? What of the N20b also proposed for rent in the Villa? Are you one of the tenants?

citizenY:
[b]

I really do not see why Nigerians are making too much fuss on this matter. To my mind,
a budget is a proposal, subject to ratification by the legislature. In effect it only
becomes law when it is passed into law.

In view of recent revelations, everyone is on the lookout to catch a thief, which is a very
good idea. If for any reason, there are duplications that are discovered by the legislature and
eagle eyed citizens,it is good for our democracy . The executive should investigate and
establish that it is either in error or deliberate.It is only a process of weeding out vestiges of
"status quo ante" if the culprits are identified and punished accordingly.

One thing is certain, this country can never be the same again. All malpractices of the past are
bound to fail with the vigilance we have today.

The budget proposal is not a law yet, people should not develop temperature as if a law has been
breached but this should be a lesson to the executive too. A case of Ineptitude , executive
or supervisory has been established. I do not see this repeating itself in subsequent budget.

Having said that, somebody must lose his job for this.



[/b]

I don't really understand what you're driving at.Why didn't the president ensure adequate vetting of the budget before presentation? What if the NA had rubber stamped it without detailed scrutiny? I can assure you that Buhari would have kept mute on the anomalies if the budget had been passed without eyebrows.It shows all the noise about blocking leakages and prudence is just deceit. If the architects of anti corruption crusade are also engulfed in corruption, where is Nigeria heading?

OLADD:


I am not one of those you can force unpleasant food down their throats. Why did the presidency choose to explain the rationale for the N3.8b proposed for Villa Clinic if it was inconsequential? I deliberately ignored your attached links having realised your mischief. As far as the Nigerian public is concerned today, that figure remains unchanged.

Moreover, why are you hyping on the feeding allocation only? What of the N20b also proposed for rent in the Villa? Are you one of the tenants?

Ahaaa!
Finally, you are now shifting away from the feeding allocations to more reasonable things. If you remember, one of the first things I advised you was to restrict you criticism to factual things and not some lousy hearsay rumours peddled by some dubious blogs. I specifically pointed out to you that there were several 'genuine' issues in the budget which needed your attention and criticism, but you chose to stick with the fictitious feeding budget which you quoted.

Now while you have done the noble thing by shifting from the N1.7bn argument, you still in your stubbornness, closed with the statement "as far as the Nigerian public is concerned today" but I ask, who is this Nigerian public you talk about?... I'm sure you obviously mean people like yourself who shamelessly prefer to stick with a clearly false story all because you think it suits your political narrative.

obailala:
Ahaaa!
Finally, you are now shifting away from the feeding allocations to more reasonable things. If you remember, one of the first things I advised you was to restrict you criticism to factual things and not some lousy hearsay rumours peddled by some dubious blogs. I specifically pointed out to you that there were several 'genuine' issues in the budget which needed your attention and criticism, but you chose to stick with the fictitious feeding budget which you quoted.

Now while you have done the noble thing by shifting from the N1.7bn argument, you still in your stubbornness, closed with the statement "as far as the Nigerian public is concerned today" but I ask, who is this Nigerian public you talk about?... I'm sure you obviously mean people like yourself who shamelessly prefer to stick with a clearly false story all because you think it suits your political narrative.

Shame? Did you just say shame? If there's anybody who should hide his head in shame, you're definitely the one. There are so many anomalies in that garbage called budget but I had to mention just few for the sake of space. You're not in the position to guide me on what's important or not.

I had taught I was conversing with an intellectual but the pettiness in the last post suggests otherwise. Don't bother to quote me any longer .I choose not to reply your trash again.

Flexherbal:
We need intelligent people in government

Ironically, some of those working with the president are intelligent but they would never use it for good governance. They are bunch of individual's whose primary aim in govt is personal enrichment.

I'm afraid the Nigerian government doesn't even have a clue on how to go about their so called Zero based budget.

Godisnear:
I'm afraid the Nigerian government doesn't even have a clue on how to go about their so called Zero based budget.

It's just a prank. The 2016 budget was never premised on ZBB. They only used it to hoax and confuse the citizens.