The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN on Thursday said it was regrettable that the Senate Committee Chairman on Appropriation, Senator Danjuma Goje would seek to trivialize the issues he raised about the unilateral slashing of the budgetary allocation to key national infrastructure by the National Assembly.

In a Statement personally signed by the Minister and sent in from Zimbabwe where he is currently attending the 35th Annual General Meeting of the Shelter Afrique, Fashola said he was responding only for the purpose of refocusing attention to the issues at stake.

According to the Minister, the Senator’s reference to the patriotism of legislators should not be spoken but demonstrated as regards his calls for a more developmental budgeting approach.

Explaining this further, the Minister declared: “In this context, it is left for Nigerians to then decide whether budgeting for constituency roads is more patriotic than budgeting to complete the Kano-Maiduguri Road that connects five states, the Lagos-Ibadan road that connects three states and helps to move food, imported goods and fuel across the country; or the 2nd Niger Bridge that connects the East and West geopolitical zones of at least 11 states together.

“I will also leave Nigerians to judge whether it is more patriotic to budget for the Mambilla Power Project that will contribute to more power across Nigeria or reduce the budget to build street lights in legislative constituencies.”

The Minister noted that the response to the issues he raised certainly should not have been accusations of his blackmailing the Legislature or referring to those who shared his views as his “surrogates”.

Reiterating his respect for the Parliament as a House where very vigorous debates about development should take place, Fashola advised Senator Goje to acquire the temperament for such debate and disagreement.

“Let me reiterate that I see parliament as a House where very vigorous debates about development should take place and it is important for Goje to acquire the temperament of debate and disagreement”.

Decrying the senator’s admonition that he should learn how to “behave” like a “Minister” and the reference to the Senate awaiting how he would be “handled” by the House of Representatives, the Minister declared, “ I think first that the language is unparliamentary and therefore not deserving of a reply”.

Noting that Goje’s faux pas gave a clearer insight into how the Senator and those who may be minded like him may be thinking having transited from the Executive arm to the Legislative arm, the Minister called for caution.

” It seems that it is such people who need a behavioural prescription about legislative function,” Fashola said.

According to the Minister, a good budget remained a necessary tool for the executive to do its work because when services were inadequate, the members of the public often looked to the executive arm for answers.
“I need a better budget as a tool to do my work and that is why l am speaking out”, he said.

https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2017/07/06/dont-trivialise-issues-raised-2017-budget-fashola-warns-goje/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

lalasticlala bring mynd44 and move this news to the promise land.....Senate or Fashola The debate is on...The house of rep should be fully kitted to avoid being schooled like kindergarten by this honorable Minister.

It could take like 3 readings for Goje to understand this line. Fashola handing out coded yab.

Noting that Goje’s faux pas gave a clearer insight into how the Senator and those who may be minded like him may be thinking having transited from the Executive arm to the Legislative arm, the Minister called for caution.

Please Increase The Volume Of The Window...... Heat Is Happening To Me

Fashola my main man, dealing out blinding blows like a real cerebral Lagosian. Goje where is your clap back

Goje is a mere cry baby. Fash baba is smarter.

NA does not av the word Patriot in their activities

Fashola a nightmare to dumb senator.

According to the Minister, a good budget remained a necessary tool for the executive to do its work because when services were inadequate, the members of the public often looked to the executive arm for answers.

Fashola is on point there. We point fingers at the executives which is normal. But we have always been silent on what the legilatures do with the their respective constituency projects.

If some of these our silly senators know what is good for them, they should stop responding and let this matter quietly die down. Fashola is not the kind of leader that can be cowed or intimidated. The more they engage him, the more he robs them on the floor.

Lol. Fashola delivered a lot of subliminals there. The man wouldn't even understand whether fashola was yabbing him or not. Let's wait and see how our aboki senator would clap back.

“Let me reiterate that I see parliament as a House where very vigorous debates about development should take place and it is important for Goje to acquire the temperament of debate and disagreement”.

” It seems that it is such people who need a behavioural prescription about legislative function,” Fashola said.

Jesu.. Fashola just gave goje 'penude' (shut up) response.

They said Fashola personally wrote the letter, if you know the man Fash you will agree with me that this was his hand writing and ink.
Fash just said Goje shut up, you're ranting like your name.

tesppidd:
Lol. Fashola delivered a lot of subliminals there. The man wouldn't even understand whether fashola was yabbing him or not. Let's wait and see how our aboki senator would clap back.

Fashola de craze to openly yab his northern master?

What Can I say? Fashola, the Slay King. He really slays this