BREAKING: THOSE WHO DISTORTED
2016 BUDGET WILL BE SEVERELY
PUNISHED - PRESIDENT BUHARI
VOWS
Philip Obin Reply A+ A-
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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