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Those Who Distorted 2016 Budget Will Be Punished by Ashmark(m): 4:00pm On Feb 24, 2016 |
President Muhammadu Buhari vowed late Tuesday in
Riyadh that all those involved in the “padding” of the 2016
National Budget will face the most severe punishment.
Addressing the Nigerian Community in Saudi Arabia,
President Buhari condemned the distortion of the budget
proposals by entrenched interests.
The President said that the unauthorised alterations had
completely changed the document from the one he
presented to the National Assembly.
“The culprits will not go unpunished. I have been a military
governor, petroleum minister, military Head of State and
headed the Petroleum Trust Fund.
“Never had I heard the words “budget padding”. Our
Minister of Budget and National Planning did a great job
with his team. The Minister became almost half his size
during the time, working night and day to get the budget
ready, only for some people to pad it.
“What he gave us was not what was finally being debated.
It is very embarrassing and disappointing. We will not allow
those who did it to go unpunished," President Buhari
vowed.
The President also assured members of the Nigerian
community that his administration was working diligently to
fulfil its campaign promises, particularly on security,
unemployment, and corruption.
Reaffirming his government’s zero tolerance for
corruption, President Buhari said that the war against
corruption was a monumental task that he is determined to
tackle successfully.
"We have zero tolerance for corruption and other unethical
practices. We will deal decisively with anybody found
wanting," he promised members of the Nigerian community.
President Buhari also used the opportunity of the gathering
to brief Nigerians in Saudi Arabia on his administration’s
efforts to end the Boko Haram insurgency and terrorism in
Nigeria.
"Our armed forces have done a great job of dealing
decisively with Boko Haram. We are collaborating with our
neighbors in the operations of the Multinational Joint Task
Force to handle security threats in the sub-region and we
have significantly destroyed the capacity of the
insurgents," the President said.
He also spoke on efforts being made to diversify the
Nigerian economy, stressing that more opportunities are now
open for local and foreign investors in the country.
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
February 24, 2016 |
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