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2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by noblejoeuc: 5:58am On Jul 19, 2018
2019 polls funds: PDP, senators oppose Buhari’s request for virement


John Ameh, Olusola Fabiyi and Leke Baiyewu

The Peoples Democratic Party has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of seeking what it described as surreptitious ploys to frustrate the conduct of the 2019 general elections.

Buhari, in a letter he wrote to the National Assembly on Tuesday, requested a total virement of N228.8bn, largely allocated to new projects “inserted” in the 2018 budget by the National Assembly to offset part of the proposed cost of funding the 2019 general elections.

READ ALSO: police dismiss inspector for giving information to unauthorised persons

Election funding is to gulp N242.4bn. The total cost for the inserted projects in the 2018 budget is N578.3bn.

However, the President wants the N228.8bn vired from the money, an indication that many of the projects would suffer the fate of lack of funding and execution.

Condemning Buhari, Nigeria’s main opposition party, the PDP, alleged that the President was frustrating the 2019 elections because he had allegedly been told that he would lose his re-election bid.

The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, asked Nigerians and the international community to note that “this request is a deliberate plot to inject disagreements in the polity, cause confusion in the electoral system and set the stage for a political crisis capable of frustrating the conduct of the elections.”

Ologbondiyan added that Buhari ought to know that the request was against the Constitution.

He said, “Mr President is aware that his request is in no way in consonant with constitutional provisions and extant rules guiding legislative virement of funds already meant for constituency development projects, yet he sent same to the National Assembly.

“If Mr President meant well for the nation and had no ulterior motives, he should have sent a fresh supplementary budget to the National Assembly for whatever amount he seeks for INEC, instead of seeking for a controversial virement....Read More...

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Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by MANNABBQGRILLS: 6:01am On Jul 19, 2018
We are ready.

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Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by noblejoeuc: 6:04am On Jul 19, 2018
this is more of trait
Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by lilian789: 6:33am On Jul 19, 2018
Expectateting......... grin
Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by SpecialAdviser(m): 6:48am On Jul 19, 2018
88 million for hair cut.

3 billion for Aso rock clinic without paracetamol.

242.4 billion for election?

And so much more

Just when you think you have had enough from the fraudster president, the more you get scammed.

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Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by Merimental(m): 6:49am On Jul 19, 2018
dis administation n tricks.....Virement wit ulterior motives in mind I guess ...unbelievable...I wonder wat will be left in d country's account wen dis regime is done wit naija...

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Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by 48noble(m): 7:09am On Jul 19, 2018
Buhari is a very dirty politician and his APC is real slum political party

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Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by dheilaw1(m): 8:00am On Jul 19, 2018
Merimental:
dis administation n tricks.....Virement wit ulterior motives in mind I guess ...unbelievable...I wonder wat will be left in d country's account wen dis regime is done wit naija...
i hope you know there is huge increase in our external reserve compared to massive depletion that occured when your ogogoro drinking bastard was there

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Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by noblejoeuc: 8:14am On Jul 19, 2018
i dont a Pastor to tell me that Buhari is Clueless grin grin
Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by tuniski: 8:17am On Jul 19, 2018
dheilaw1:
i hope you know there is huge increase in our external reserve compared to massive depletion that occured when your ogogoro drinking bastard was there
And what has that added to life? External reserve no be cash savings exclusively oooooooo. It is a technical term. Nigeria is very broke right now with 87m in abject poverty and over 150m inn poverty!

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Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by orisa37: 8:24am On Jul 19, 2018
He won't restructure and also setting a Stage for Anarchy. What a Mischief?
Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by Omeokachie: 8:34am On Jul 19, 2018
Buhari is afraid of losing the 2019 elections hence his desperation to cause chaos so that it will not hold.
Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by noblejoeuc: 8:40am On Jul 19, 2018
Omeokachie:
Buhari is afraid of losing the 2019 elections hence his desperation to cause chaos so that it will not hold.
well he started too late this time ...

nt agood plan this time... sad sad sad

9ja don tear eye
Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by noblejoeuc: 8:47am On Jul 19, 2018
SpecialAdviser:
88 million for hair cut.

3 billion for Aso rock clinic without paracetamol.

242.4 billion for election?

And so much more

Just when you think you have had enough from the fraudster president, the more you get scammed.
should it be dat much ooo
Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by noblejoeuc: 9:08am On Jul 19, 2018
Not too sure what the problem iz but I think this is tactical scam
Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by noblejoeuc: 9:18am On Jul 19, 2018
Omeokachie:
Buhari is afraid of losing the 2019 elections hence his desperation to cause chaos so that it will not hold.
y should he be afraid he should be packing by now even though I fear DAT wizard
Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by lilian789: 10:03am On Jul 19, 2018
noblejoeuc:
2019 polls funds: PDP, senators oppose Buhari’s request for virement


John Ameh, Olusola Fabiyi and Leke Baiyewu

The Peoples Democratic Party has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of seeking what it described as surreptitious ploys to frustrate the conduct of the 2019 general elections.

Buhari, in a letter he wrote to the National Assembly on Tuesday, requested a total virement of N228.8bn, largely allocated to new projects “inserted” in the 2018 budget by the National Assembly to offset part of the proposed cost of funding the 2019 general elections.

READ ALSO: police dismiss inspector for giving information to unauthorised persons

Election funding is to gulp N242.4bn. The total cost for the inserted projects in the 2018 budget is N578.3bn.

However, the President wants the N228.8bn vired from the money, an indication that many of the projects would suffer the fate of lack of funding and execution.

Condemning Buhari, Nigeria’s main opposition party, the PDP, alleged that the President was frustrating the 2019 elections because he had allegedly been told that he would lose his re-election bid.

The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, asked Nigerians and the international community to note that “this request is a deliberate plot to inject disagreements in the polity, cause confusion in the electoral system and set the stage for a political crisis capable of frustrating the conduct of the elections.”

Ologbondiyan added that Buhari ought to know that the request was against the Constitution.

He said, “Mr President is aware that his request is in no way in consonant with constitutional provisions and extant rules guiding legislative virement of funds already meant for constituency development projects, yet he sent same to the National Assembly.

“If Mr President meant well for the nation and had no ulterior motives, he should have sent a fresh supplementary budget to the National Assembly for whatever amount he seeks for INEC, instead of seeking for a controversial virement....Read More...

“If Mr President meant well for the nation and had no ulterior motives, he should have sent a fresh supplementary budget to the National Assembly for whatever amount he seeks for INEC, instead of seeking for a controversial virement
Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by lilian789: 10:15am On Jul 19, 2018
if he should win 2019 man souls would go in for it ...

wink wink smiley am damn serious
Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by Ihateyoumod: 11:20am On Jul 19, 2018
These wailing against buhari as a tyrant on social media especially nairaland doesn't actually represent the views of Nigerians on buhari. Buhari is not an angel but I think we would rather have a buhari than ny other Nigerian regular politician
Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by lilian789: 12:23pm On Jul 19, 2018
well action speak better than words
Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by lilian789: 12:28pm On Jul 19, 2018
he could still be dangerous so we should becareful
Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by lilian789: 12:38pm On Jul 19, 2018
i would nt need to hate him but his becoming too tricky grin grin grin grin
Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by lilian789: 12:46pm On Jul 19, 2018
we pray for u
Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by lilian789: 12:50pm On Jul 19, 2018
place tobudget
Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by noblejoeuc: 12:52pm On Jul 19, 2018
burning fire awaits u
Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by noblejoeuc: 12:54pm On Jul 19, 2018
grin grin grin grin
Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by lilian789: 12:57pm On Jul 19, 2018
life iz eternal love is unconditional
Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by noblejoeuc: 12:58pm On Jul 19, 2018
grin ;Dure working
Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by lilian789: 1:08pm On Jul 19, 2018
wecolm
Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by lilian789: 1:13pm On Jul 19, 2018
bogy
Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by noblejoeuc: 8:03am On Jul 20, 2018
Global
Re: 2019 Polls Funds: PDP, Senators Oppose Buhari’s Request For Virement by noblejoeuc: 8:08am On Jul 20, 2018
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