Controversies over the 2016 budget may have just begun, with a fresh N3.9 billion injected into the second version of the budget presented by Ita Enang, special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on national assembly matters (senate).
On December 22, 2015, the president had presented the appropriation bill before a joint session of the national assembly, and was well received as an expansionary budget aimed at stimulating the economy.
On Tuesday, it was discovered that the budget was missing at the senate, and there have been speculations that it was withdrawn for correction.
Senate President Bukola Saraki met Buhari immediately after the senate plenary session, and thereafter dismissed the reports, saying the budget was with them.
The presidency said hundreds of copies of the budget were presented
to the national assembly and all could not possibly be missing.
TheCable obtained both copies of the budget and highlighted the disparities between the two versions of the 1,810-page document.
Most of the changes made were relating to the state house and the presidency in general.
Fresh N3.9 billion was included for routine maintenance of the presidential villa, while the amount stipulated for the purchase of BMW salon cars was reduced from N3.6 billion to N340 million.
Below is a table showing the changes made to the 2016 budget:
ALTERATIONS TO THE OLD VERSION OF THE BUDGET
DESCRIPTION
Old Budget (N)
New Budget (N)
Difference (N)
STATE HOUSE – HQTRS (TOTAL OVERHEAD)
2,063,951,770
1,963,951,772
Reduced by 99,999,998
STATE HOUSE – HQTRS (TOTAL RECURRENT)
3,640,645,629
3,540,645,631
Reduced by 99,999,998
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF
STAFF TO THE PRESIDENT (TOTAL ALLOCATION)
2,258,000
27,258,000
Increased by 25,000,000
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER TO THE PRESIDENT (TOTAL ALLOCATION)
3,177,380
28,177,380
Increased by 25,000,000
STATE HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE
3,865,629,221
3,890,629,221
Increased by 25,000,000
STATE HOUSE LAGOS LIAISON OFFICE
126,727,005
151,727,005
Increased by 25,000,000
OVERHEAD COST (STATE HOUSE)
1,964,893,444
1,864,893,446
Reduced by 99,999,998
OTHER RECURRENT COSTS (STATE HOUSE)
2,063,951,770
1,963,951,772
Reduced by 99,999,998
MISCELLANEOUS (STATE HOUSE)
454,145,445
354,145,445
Reduced by 100,000,000
PURCHASE OF BMW SALOON CARS AND JEEPS (5NOS.EACH)
3,630,000,000
340,000,000
Reduced by 3,290,000,000
RENOVATION WORK ON 8 NO.BLOCKS OF 16 NO. 2 BEDROOM FLATS
AT STATE HOUSE SECURITY QUARTERS, ASOKORO “NEW QUARTERS”
Absent in old budget
254,587,922
Fresh 254,587,922
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
326,084,876
115,829,076
Reduced by 210,255,800
ANNUAL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE OF VILLA FACILITIES BY JBN
Absent in old budget
3,914,197,062
Fresh 3,914,197,062
CONSTRUCTION AND PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
764,671,015
Absent
764,671,015 Removed
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION OF DISTRIBUTION BOARDS AND OTHER CABLES
191,592,132
371,733,964
Increased by 180,141,832
PURCHASE OF 33 SEATER COASTER BUSES
158,000,000
120,000,000
Reduced by 38,000,000
PURCHASE OF 16 SEATER TOYOTA HIACE COASTER BUSES.
204,000,000
120,000,000
Reduced by 84,000,000
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE PRESIDENT (TOTAL OVERHEAD)
0
25,000,000
Fresh 25,000,000
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE PRESIDENT (TOTAL RECURRENT)
0
25,000,000
Fresh 25,000,000
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF SOLID MINERALS (WEBSITE UPDATE)
0
795,234,275
Fresh 795,234,275
MAINTENANCE OF FME WEBSITE AND PROVISION OF ANTIVIRUS AND PORTAL DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT FOR NIGERIA EDUCATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
15,000,000
273,657,322
Increased by 258,657,322

https://www.thecable.ng/fresh-n3-9bn-for-villa-maintenance-n795m-for-website-all-the-alterations-to-budget-2016

Do they need to do a Watergate on the national assembly to retrieve the budget

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They even had to inject another 3.6billion naira into this budget.




We have truly been scammed

What is embarrassing about the current budget debacle is the clandestine manner the Presidency went about it. What is even more worrisome is that they do not consider it morally expedient to own up to this national disgrace and explain to Nigerians why they did what they did - even if it is Damage Control.
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The National Assembly should be courageous enough to say it the way it is. The Presidency is a complete joke and the NASS should call them out. If their intentions were pure, are there no official channels to withdraw and correct the budget? Couldn't they just claim that they wanted to adjust the budget based on current realities of oil price? Our leaders are so dumb and brazen in their dumbness, that they think the whole citizenry is dumb too.
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Did I just notice a fresh budget of N795m for website upgrade for Ministry of Solid Minerals? That had better be a clerical error, else that would be a joke of epic proportions.
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I don't care how genuine or patriotic their reasons were, using a fraudulent method to do the right thing is wrong. It will only serve as a precedence and simply reinforce the cycle of wrongdoing. This is a democracy and democratic channels must be engaged in doing the right thing.

Chia chia Buhari There is God o

I was expecting dis na.... are we not in the era of change... Una never see something... meanwhile India loading

I pity PMB because those surrounding him are not better than those who surrounded GEJ.

PMB should sack those saboteurs in his cabinet.

If the wailers above aren't so intellectually lazy, they would simply have added all the reductions made and added all the additions made and compared both figures to see if there's been a net increase in the overall budgetary sum. But of course they can't- they are called Wailers for a reason.

Bevista:
What is embarrassing about the current budget debacle is the clandestine manner the Presidency went about it. What is even more worrisome is that they do not consider it morally expedient to own up to this national disgrace and explain to Nigerians why they did what they did - even if it is Damage Control.
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The National Assembly should be courageous enough to say it the way it is. The Presidency is a complete joke and the NASS should call them out. If their intentions were pure, are there no official channels to withdraw and correct the budget? Couldn't they just claim that they wanted to adjust the budget based on current market realities of oil price? Our leaders are so dumb and brazen in their dumbness, that they think the whole citizenry is dumb too.
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Did I just notice a fresh budget of over N700m for website upgrade for Ministry of Solid Minerals?

you have nail everything. if you go through it, you will discover that for every reduction in the provision of an item there is an increament for another one.

doctoring a country's budget without due process is worse dan corruption. how can somebody with good intention go through d backdoor n steal d budget anything done in darkness has evil intentions.

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF SOLID MINERALS (WEBSITE UPDATE)
0
795,234,275
Fresh 795,234,275

MAINTENANCE OF FME WEBSITE AND PROVISION OF ANTIVIRUS
AND PORTAL DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT FOR NIGERIA
EDUCATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
15,000,000
273,657,322
Increased by 258,657,322

^^^ is dis why d executive did ninja on national assembly despite falling oil price
APC breaking record in wastage of public funds:
Fashola - N78 million website.
Fayemi - N795,234,275 website.
...yet stella oduah was crusified.

Meanwhile, see a pictorial breakdown of our scam budget:

Lalasticlala, Obinoscopy, Mynd44, nairalanders need to know the difference between the two budgets in the Senate.

They remove from one and add to another!
Who us fooling who?

I'm ashamed of a government that blames its predecessor but cannot own up and take responsibility for its actions

So truly the budget went missing? Issoraite.

Whr is Dasuki wen u need him. I need to make 100million miss before nxt week.

Brb....

What is even more worrying is that some persons will come here to defend this epic embarrassment of a government.

Don't be fooled by the reductions,see the increments /additions.Perhaps our version of Natural disasters are our politicians/leaders.

Good. God bless PMB.

If you have anything against this, ...the lagoon is always open and accomodating

They should commence the impeachment of this old man.

God. Shld lay his hands on dz our leaders o

The things i hear in this country.

The government of APC who promised Nigerians CHANGE and different way of governance is nothing but a caricature when compared to the last administration of PDP.

I presume PDP is better coordinated than APC, how to you explain this continuous show of shame and international disgrace for a simple matter of presenting budget to a house headed and populated by APC members ?

APC budget of SHAME is nothing but a complete fraud and attempt to professional bankrupt Nigeria.

I implore you to take an objective view of the budget as published on the budget office website and see the professional way APC planned to loot the country resources without leaving any trace.

My point is clear, NOTHING has CHANGE between PDP and the 'Holy APC'. Only Media Caricature.

APC, Party of professional liars and career fraudsters.

Damn! Those figures made my eyes dizzy (e come be like say small small birds they fly round my head just like cartoon) I had to scroll as fast as I could, I managed to pick something was reduced by something.

Okay

[size=18pt]christ we nigerians do not deserve this.....ordinary budget APC cannot arrange....from clueless to hopeless....from frying pan to fire.....we are officially domed.
i regret the day we voted buhari into power....at least we had a capable senate president and finance minister in the last administration


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Sai Buhari...amazing action by the Presidency.

They need to capture everything and some of us are wailing unnecessarily.

omenka:
If the wailers above aren't so intellectually lazy, they would simply have added all the reductions made and added all the additions made and compared both figures to see if there's been a net increase in the overall budgetary sum. But of course they can't- they are called Wailers for a reason.

which addition and reduction? is there any amended budget from the President to NASS on an official capacity?

Where them

This whole thing is becoming increasingly irritating