A former commissioner for
agricuture and natural resources
in the defunct Bendel State,
Eddy Ehi Osifo, has criticised the
Senate spokesperson, Ayogu Eze,
over his reaction to Central Bank
governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi’s
recent comment on the high cost
of running the National
Assembly.
Mr. Sanusi had, at the 8th
convocation ceremony of
Igbinedion University, Okada, last
weekend, alleged that the
National Assembly alone
consumes 25 percent of the
nation’s annual budget.
Mr. Osifo, a close associate of
late Obafemi Awolowo,
described Mr. Eze as being
ignorant of simple English
language, as was used by the
CBN governor in explaining the
portion of the budget that goes
to the National Assembly.
“The CBN governor did not say
that the National Assembly gulps
25 percent of the national
budget. There is a difference
between the national budget,
which is the TOTAL budget, and
recurrent expenditure, which is a
portion the budget as
represented by the overhead
cost of running the government.
“Ayogu Eze is typical of the
deceitful Nigerian who uses
crooked arguments to cover up
real facts. This is unbecoming of
an honourable member who
claims to be an experienced
lawmaker. Nigeria is suffering in
their hands,” he said.
Mr. Osifo called on President
Jonathan and all concerned to,
as a matter of urgency, review
the monthly salary and
allowances of the national
legislators before a new set of
legislators are elected and
sworn-in next year

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I see this lawmakers being sent back to dust their english textbook as they learn the difference between recurrent and total overhead costs.