BeardedMeat:
Passingshot, let's keep sentiment apart, if indeed everybody involved here played their parts well, why would any right thinking law maker expunge such a critical project from the budget? I have tried to figure what the motive is because both houses are controlled by the rulling party, I have also failed to see the possibility of any politicking cos I do not see the benefit for all involved to play politics with this. Personally, what's your conclusion?

Eguaikide:
But from what the senator stated above its obvious buhari never submitted the rail project in his initial budget presented to the house. Amaechi now came up with the rail project in his budget defence, is it proper for a minister to come and submit a supplementary budget proposal without going through the executive?? If the project was omitted, is it not proper for the supplementary budget to come through the executive and the president? The senators saying the project was not in the budget cannot be said to be privy to what they never saw at the initial stage! Let's be balanced in our criticism!!!!

TheGoodJoe:


I am ashamed of them. The South South Senators are a disgrace. I am not South East, so I can not be ashamed of them.

Even Sen. Ben Bruce, Head of Senate Tweeting Committee, tried to prove that it was okay to pass the budget like that.

They can not say they did not know about the project. Why not object? Why not ask questions from your colleagues?

These guys are representing people and this is a monumental project.

Keep supporting them to stay mute.

We can see why our Senators campaigned hard to remove Amaechi. He is bad business for their greed.

omofunaab:
Senator ashafa said the committee on land transportation recommended to the appropriation committee that lagos to calabar rail project be included but honorable jubrin Abdul mumunin's led Appropitiation committee simply ignored the recommendations of the committee on land transportation.. .so in other words Lagos to calabar was removed... So why is dogora and Ben Bruce denying the obvious

Unibenfucker:
Madcow why do u so much beef uniben guess u were denied admission cos u are not intelligent enough

Me not intelligent enough??

omofunaab:
Senator ashafa said the committee on land transportation recommended to the appropriation committee that lagos to calabar rail project be included but honorable jubrin Abdul mumunin's led Appropitiation committee simply ignored the recommendations of the committee on land transportation.. .so in other words Lagos to calabar was removed... So why is dogora and Ben Bruce denying the obvious

vascey:
While we insult each other we fail to highlight the salient points.

The Honorable Minister while defending the budget to the committee of land transport presented a supplementary budget to them.

That is the point in contention.

Question: Is that the way to resend budget to NASS? Is it appropriate for Amaechi to send the updated copy of the budget to just the committee while excluding the other members of NASS? Isn't there a due process for this kind of correction or amendment. Was it followed? Is it reasonable to assert that since the committee on land transport had been provided with a fresh budget, therefore the entire members of NASS had been provided the details?

Simple accounting and finance knowledge would tell you that assuming Total T remains the same, once X is credited somewhere, same X must be debited somewhere else.

What did Gbenga Ashafa do when he was presented with a budget different from that presented to his colleagues?

The wailers are quick to say FG is confused while the zombies are quick to point fingers at SS/SE.

What a shame! This whole freaking drama is a shame.

omenka:
PDP and her supporters are nothing but a dark force of evil that poses an existential threat to this country.

I deeply regret having to share a common national identity with such scandalously unpatriotic elements.

#spits.

PassingShot:

I also do not see why any right thinking person will remove such very important project if not for pure hatred for the man in charge (Amaechi). Do not underestimate our politicians because many of them can do the unthinkable.

For example, what could make a sane person say it publicly that his own mother wears diaper just to convince electorates that Buhari wears one too. And Fayose said it live and direct! Even if his mom does wear diaper, is it not gross and despicable that he could say that publicly?

So, I believe the thieves involved actually removed the project.

vascey:
While we insult each other we fail to highlight the salient points.

The Honorable Minister while defending the budget to the committee of land transport presented a supplementary budget to them.

That is the point in contention.

Question: Is that the way to resend budget to NASS? Is it appropriate for Amaechi to send the updated copy of the budget to just the committee while excluding the other members of NASS? Isn't there a due process for this kind of correction or amendment. Was it followed? Is it reasonable to assert that since the committee on land transport had been provided with a fresh budget, therefore the entire members of NASS had been provided the details?

Simple accounting and finance knowledge would tell you that assuming Total T remains the same, once X is credited somewhere, same X must be debited somewhere else.

What did Gbenga Ashafa do when he was presented with a budget different from that presented to his colleagues?

The wailers are quick to say FG is confused while the zombies are quick to point fingers at SS/SE.

What a shame! This whole freaking drama is a shame.

MadCow1:





Me not intelligent enough??





You are funny though..

MadCow1 i have always followed your posts and you never say anything good about uniben

vascey:
While we insult each other we fail to highlight the salient points.

The Honorable Minister while defending the budget to the committee of land transport presented a supplementary budget to them.

That is the point in contention.

Question: Is that the way to resend budget to NASS? Is it appropriate for Amaechi to send the updated copy of the budget to just the committee while excluding the other members of NASS? Isn't there a due process for this kind of correction or amendment. Was it followed? Is it reasonable to assert that since the committee on land transport had been provided with a fresh budget, therefore the entire members of NASS had been provided the details?

Simple accounting and finance knowledge would tell you that assuming Total T remains the same, once X is credited somewhere, same X must be debited somewhere else.

What did Gbenga Ashafa do when he was presented with a budget different from that presented to his colleagues?

The wailers are quick to say FG is confused while the zombies are quick to point fingers at SS/SE.

What a shame! This whole freaking drama is a shame.

bahaushe1:

Ashafa is a Senator while Jibrin is a member of the house of representatives, as such Ashafa couldn't have recommended to Jibrin's committee. I think the fault is from Senator Danjuma Goje, chairman senate committee on appropriation. Ashafa's committee recommended to Goje's appropriation committee but they ignored the recommendation.

bendovex:
This confirms what Jibrin said, that the Lagos-Calabar rail was not captured in the main budget. However, a supplementary document from the ministry of transport was submitted to that effect by the minister of transportation during his ministry's budget defense, which was later sent to the Senate committee on appropriation for proper appropriation.
But the lying government would want us to believe that Lagos-Calabar rail was captured in the original budget, useless government!
what a shame!

OrlandoOwoh:
Don't you understand simple English? Ashafa said the Calabar-Lagos route wasn't included in the budget sent to the NASS, but later sent by Amaechi who also appeared in the joint committee on appropriation. Is common sense not supposed to to tell you that Amaechi appeared before Jibrin to defend the Calabar-Lagos route's allocation?

dbestuncle:


omo iya.! the guys didn't say they removed it, they say it was not part of the original budget submitted by the president.

y didn't they rewrite the budget wen they had the time n chance.


shame!!!!!

anonimi:


Since when did individual ministers send budgets to only ONE chamber of the NASS?
Is that the DISORDERLY way this federal administration under Buhari is meant to be run?
Can you imagine if each and every minister sends ADDITIONAL budget to the either the Senate or the HoR anyhow?
What chaos!
Don't you think such behaviour can only happen in zombieland?



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shaddoww:



http://saharareporters.com/2016/04/11/federal-government-included-and-defended-inclusion-lagos-calabar-rail-2016-budget-senate

profmallory:

Really, did you type this while running to buy fuel. You usual have something more intelligent to say other than a one liner "When did Amaechi add the Lagos-Calabar rail project? I still find it hard to believe"

PassingShot:

Keep quiet!
The Committee Chairman has laid everything bare and you're still asking a very very silly question!

Look at the person lecturing on what youths should do to assume mantle of leadership!

It sucks to be you.

How can you defend what was not there i place? The budget copy is in the public do APC supporters even tried to celebrate it a transparency. A minister does not bring e to a budget defence. The budgets are sub the budget office for onward transfer to th Ministers do not submit budgets directly t NASS. That would actually be another adm fraud. Don't they get it?

TonyeBarcanista:
When did Amaechi add the Lagos-Calabar rail project? I still find it hard to believe.

obailala:
Speak for yourself alone. We need the railway.

mildflame:
Original or Supplementary budget the rail project merit its passage as long as the fund is the fund is there, the myopic legislators were simply thinking of the EGUNJE they were to benefit
Moron_s like Akpabio n Ben Bruce just make up the numbers they r like JONATHAN, ineffectual buffons

mildflame:

The shame is on those legislators who deliberately removed the projects after being given the supplementary budget, this is the 8th assembly and majority of them know how the systems works
2wrongs can't make right, the legislators r CROOKS n they had ulterior motives...the SHAME is on 'em

bendovex:
This confirms what Jibrin said, that the Lagos-Calabar rail was not captured in the main budget. However, a supplementary document from the ministry of transport was submitted to that effect by the minister of transportation during his ministry's budget defense, which was later sent to the Senate committee on appropriation for proper appropriation.
But the lying government would want us to believe that Lagos-Calabar rail was captured in the original budget, useless government!
what a shame!

cktheluckyman:


No such video is on youtube!! What amechi on the youtube video is all about aviation.Nothing in that video mentioned anything about the lagos-calabar raillines

sanandreas:
Do we need that rail way? A sea port in akwa Ibom would be better.