President Tinubu didn’t present empty budget box – Doguwa

The Northern Caucus chairman in the House of Representatives, Alhaji Ado Alhassan Doguwa, has debunked as incorrect the report that President Bola Tinubu presented an empty budget box during his budget presentation on Wednesday.

“What people don’t know is that the President had submitted a flash drive of the whole budget before his presentation to the joint chambers,” he said.

In a statement he released titled “Stop the Misrepresentation of Facts: We Did Not Receive Empty 2024 Budget Box from President Tinubu,” Doguwa said the speculation is unfounded.

Doguwa said: “I write in response to the mischievous insinuations that Mr. President laid empty boxes before the National Assembly on the day he presented the Appropriation Bill 2024.”

“What people don’t know is that Mr President had earlier submitted a flash drive as a soft copy of the 2024 Budget, which is now being printed out in hard copies, and as usual, brought one single hard copy of the budget to the floor,” Doguwa stated.

“Be that as it may, senators and honourable members were satisfied and were conveniently guided by the verbal presentation and the way Mr President dissected the budget and gave a specific analysis of the funds allocated to the various sectors of the economy. I, therefore, want to say that any media or mischievous reports insinuating that Mr. President laid empty boxes were not true and unfounded.”

Doguwa, who is also the chairman of the House Committee on Petroleum Upstream, insisted: “Such reports are only being perpetrated by mischief makers and opposition members who would always criticise the government with or without reasonable cause. I further wish to urge Nigerians to disregard such insinuations and condemn the perpetrators, as they are enemies of Nigeria’s progress.”

He further affirmed that the House Committee on Petroleum Upstream will start budget defence on estimates of agencies under its supervision next week.

naptu2:


The bag is usually symbolic. The National Assembly usually prints copies and distributes to senators and members. All that has happened is that there has been a delay. That's all.

naptu2:


That really doesn't matter. Much of the work on the budget will be done at the committee stage and I'm sure that they'll get it before then.

This guy below understands what's happening.

EtinosaDLaw:
Why wasn't the flash drive duplicated and distributed to every senator?

naptu2:


The bag is usually symbolic. The National Assembly usually prints copies and distributes to senators and members. All that has happened is that there has been a delay. That's all.

naptu2:


That really doesn't matter. Much of the work on the budget will be done at the committee stage and I'm sure that they'll get it before then.

This guy below understands what's happening.

TemplarLandry:
Those rumor mongers are suffering from Hellupeeism.

EtinosaDLaw:
Why wasn't the flash drive duplicated and distributed to every senator? Why carry out the whole charade of carrying two empty boxes as if there's something inside?

These people don't rate Nigerians at all. When it's time to allocate billions to themselves, they never waiver. But ask them to do their jobs and you start hearing all sorts of excuses and counter excuses.

The bag is not symbolic as Naptu2 would have you believe. Buhari always shared his hard copies, same with Jonathan. If they wanted to go the flash drive way, its not bad; Its 2023 for chrissakes, its okay to innovate. But to carry empty bags and empty hampers is just a clown show of its own 🤣🤣🤣

EtinosaDLaw:

You must've mistook me for your father