President Bola Tinubu has said that those alleging embellishments in the 2024 budget did not understand arithmetic.


DAILY POST recalls that the 2024 budget was shrouded in controversy following allegations by Senator Abdul Ningi representing Bauchi Central, saying over N3.7 trillion in the budget could not be traced to any project.

The allegations, which landed him three-month suspension, stimulated reactions from concerned Nigerians across the country.


Speaking on the matter, Tinubu while hosting the leadership of the Senate to a dinner to break the Ramadan fast at the State House on Thursday in Abuja, assured the lawmakers that their integrity was still intact.

“I know the arithmetic of the budget and the numbers that I brought to the National Assembly, and I know what numbers came back. I appreciate all of you for the expeditious handling of the budget. Thank you very much.

“Those who are talking about malicious embellishment in the budget, they did not understand the arithmetic and did not refer to the baseline of what I brought. But your integrity is intact.


“I am grateful for what you have been doing. The natural challenge we are facing will be over.

“On the current economic difficulty, we are about turning the corner. Our revenue has improved. All we have to do is to control expenditure and manage ourselves better,” the President said.

Tinubu thanked members of the National Assembly for the speedy attention given to the Students Loan Amendment Bill, urging more tolerance, forgiveness, and charity during Ramadan.

Ofunaofu:
Imagine Tinubu talking about arithmetic.

But he turned himself into a jester with his "Na statistics we go chop" jibe.

helinues:
Toh
Budget padding did happen. Make we call a spade what exactly it is.

Putindbutt:

Dollar benchmark was increased from $700-$800, is that also padding?

Putindbutt:

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a first class product in business admin & accounting, go to ExxonMobile and verify. A certain 3rd class Agulu cannot lace his shoes.

Ofunaofu:


You seem to be the only Agbadorian on planet Earth still spreading this lie that has since been burst. 

Putindbutt:
God bless President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, enemies plan against Akpabio don pafuka.

Putindbutt:

Who bursted it?, Lol. you think a 3rd class olodo like giringory can work in ExxonMobil.

helinues:


Are you saying the padding didn't happen?

Putindbutt:

When you increase a budget allocation, they call it padding, why?. when a budget is sent to the national assembly, it is a bill and the NASS has the power to review and debate any bill before passing it into law. Student loan was increased, is that padding too?. until there's a law that a budget or supplementary bill must not be reviewed but that's impossible.

helinues:
Toh

Budget padding did happen. Make we call a spade what exactly it is.

Ofunaofu:


Tinubu worked in ExxonMobil with a forged certificate by impersonating a female and claiming to have attended government college lagos in 1970 four years before the was founded in 1974

Putindbutt:

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a first class product in business admin & accounting, go to ExxonMobile and verify. A certain 3rd class Agulu cannot lace his shoes.

Putindbutt:

Go and submit a fake result to ExxonMobil, then come back here to tell us the scores. make sure you update us o.

helinues:


Toh

We need to be honest sometimes. All what you wrote above na excuse. Budget padding happen in most countries, so why shying away from Nigeria's own

Putindbutt:

The hypocrisy is that we making a big deal here and Ningi is being hypocritical, he has been in the national assembly for long and has been part of the process a lot of times but he went to BBC hausa to label the budget as anti-north, his intention is to cause confusion in the senate and impeach Akpabio. the padding allegation was just a ruse.

Ofunaofu:


Let me give you this challenge,

Which primary and secondary school did Tinubu attend?

Mention those who were his classmates; just one

Kwaramustgoodag:
see ur life outside. If u can name tinubu primary school, till university he attended and the school was OK, send u aza

helinues:


Budget padding is a long time history in Nigeria. Perhaps Ningi didn't get what expected hence the whistle blowing. The padding did happen sha

Putindbutt:

My guy, leave this story. Go to ExxonMobile and submit fake, since Tinubu submitted fake, then copy him and do it too, get some balls and do it. That is the real challenge if you're looking for one.

Ofunaofu:
Imagine Tinubu talking about arithmetic.

But he turned himself into a jester with his "Na statistics we go chop" jibe.

Gajagojo:
. Peter Obi lost the erection

Ofunaofu:


Why?

Ok, that's very hard for you.

Another Challenge

Where is Tinubu from? Mention his village. 

Ofunaofu:


Why?

Ok, that's very hard for you.

Another Challenge

Where is Tinubu from? Mention his village. 

Ofunaofu:


Move on bro

Elections are long over and when the election is over governance begins