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Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by Sammyashol(m): 8:20am On Feb 11, 2016
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed yesterday openly disowned the N398 million being part of the budget estimates by his ministry meant for the purchase of computers.

Speaking at a budget defence session before the Senate Committe on Information, Mohammed noted that the total sum of N398 million proposed in the budget for the purchase of computers was strange to him.

Reacting to questions on the N230 million and N168 million voted for the purchase of computers for the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and the Film and Video Censors Board, the minister said he was not aware.

“No, that is not possible. That was definitely not what was proposed, this cannot be,” the minister protested even as an official of the ministry noted that only N5 million was proposed for the item in the original budget of the NFVCB.

But the chairman of the Committee, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe said, “The difference between N5million and N168m is huge.”

Managing Director of NAN, Ima Niboro also expressed shock at the N230million for the purchase of the same item as captured under “Capital Votes” in the 2016 budget of NAN.

A member of the committee, Senator Ben Murray Bruce had also expressed misgivings about the fact that little or no attention was paid to the core functions of the ministry and parastatals under it at a crucial time when Nigeria was at war in the North East.

“I want to ask passionately that they (Ministry/ parastatals) re-submit their budget, taking care of the North East.

because people are dying. This is not the question of spending more recklessly, I appeal that the budget be resubmitted, taking care of their needs in the North East; it is very important”, Bruce said.

Recalling that during the Civil War, radio was a very effective way of communicating with the public, the Senator added that this should also be employed in the war in the North East.

He said. “It would have made more sense for the information budget of the Army to be given to the Ministry of Information to equip these stations manned by NTA and FRCN used by the military as a source of communication.

“For instance, if there is going to be an air raid in a particular area, we can warn the citizens to stay off that particular area. The media can be used like when Buhari did in 1983 for War against Indiscipline, War Against Corruption, so National Orientation should use the medium that we have.

“NTA is a phenomenal network, it has more assets than any station in the whole of Africa today, NTA must be worth 400 million dollars in the open market today.”

Bruce noted that Nigeria is in a state of war as such it was important that national orientation should be in the fore front, followed by NTA and FRCN to be led by the Minister working with the military to guarantee that innocent lives are not lost.


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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by TippyTop(m): 8:22am On Feb 11, 2016
Expect no truth ever from a Lai Lier

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by NOC1(m): 8:25am On Feb 11, 2016
Na waaaa to this guy above, who actually tampered with the budget? I am sick of this budget this Budget that.

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by Justiyke4u: 8:26am On Feb 11, 2016
Everybody is now denying the budget

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by Islie: 8:49am On Feb 11, 2016
this is nice...... where we can stand against any executive corruption and also any ministry that reject its budget should institute probe to determine what went wrong and who did the alterations....






everyone who caused the error should be held accountable for it

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by Jesusloveyou: 8:51am On Feb 11, 2016
Justiyke4u:
Everybody is now denying the budget
everyone involve wil be brought to book, that is how those civil servant has be defrauding us over d years

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by seunmsg(m): 8:53am On Feb 11, 2016
The president should immediately sack the DG budget office and the minister of Budget and national planning. They have both failed the president. The massive fraud in the budget was perpetrated in the budget office and the leadership should be made to pay for it.

Going forward, the president needs to appoint a very knowledgeable and trusted management or public accountant as his special assistant on budget. The SA budget and his team will help the president review the budget before it is presented to FEC for approval. If due diligence was carried out on this budget after it was compiled by the budget office, all this paddling, inflation and errors would have been detected and the president would have been spared of this national embarrassment.

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by Lordave: 8:54am On Feb 11, 2016
So after 5 months of intensive deliberations on which saints to appoint, this is what PMD can come up with?
Can any zombie give me one reason I should give my full support to this corruption riddled government fighting corrupt individuals?

Our corrupt president, PMD, is a Criminal.

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by sdindan: 8:56am On Feb 11, 2016
lai Muhammed the inventor of lying machine

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by Nobody: 8:59am On Feb 11, 2016
This government is failing, How can.the contents of the most important document for a year be changed at all levels, yet no one has been arrested till date

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by boneruns(m): 8:59am On Feb 11, 2016
I thought this was supposed to be the "budget of change"?

By now, the government ought to have addressed and tender an apology to its citizens. But it seems they don't even care about the furore this had caused. This is the first time budget padding of this magnitude is experienced.

This budget incident is greater than boko haram. The success of insurgency lies in the content of the budget, which has been manipulated. There would have been mass sack of this were to a professional organization.

PMB needs to call for a press briefing as soon as possible.

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by Pidggin(f): 9:04am On Feb 11, 2016
This never happened in the history of our democracy, what a shame!

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by OfoIgbo: 9:04am On Feb 11, 2016
This budget is showing the acute incompetence of Kemi Adeosun, the Ngozi Iweala wannabe of the mumu's administration.

Before a budget is presented to the national assembly, one would expect that there would have been a federal executive meeting, in which the figures of the draft budget are verified and I am pretty sure this took place.

What we are witnessing is a grand scheme by Kemi, Osibanjo and Buhari to defraud the nation.

Kemi Adeosun et al must be made to face the music, if not in this gogernment, then in a saner government

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by Sammyashol(m): 9:07am On Feb 11, 2016
All they know how to do is blame Jonathan and elderstatesmen. Where are the APC zombies? They will be like its Jonathan that wrote the figure of the budget. Bunch of mediocre

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by seunmsg(m): 9:08am On Feb 11, 2016
OfoIgbo:
This budget is showing the acute incompetence of Kemi Adeosun, the Ngozi Iweala wannabe of the mumu's administration.

Before a budget is presented to the national assembly, one would expect that there would have been a federal executive meeting, in which the figures of the draft budget are verified and I am pretty sure this took place.

What we are witnessing is a grand scheme by Kemi, Osibanjo and Buhari to defraud the nation.

Kemi Adeosun et al must be made to face the music, if not in this gogernment, then in a saner government

You are very ignorant of the process involved in the preparation of the national budget. The budget office and the ministry of budget and national planning are both responsible for the final compilation and not the finance ministry. All the paddling and figure inflation took place at the budget office. If anybody is to be sacked for this national embarrassment, it should be the DG budget office and the Minister of Budget and National planning.

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by OlujobaSamuel: 9:09am On Feb 11, 2016
pmb, one of the major reason I supported you is to take responsibility by knowing when to commend, recommend, discipline and enforce deterrent to those around you. It's time to act.
The DG Budget office and Minister(Udoma) needs to answer questions on what went wrong, non-familiarity of ZBB is not a tenable excuse, those responsible for budget preparation in that office should be finance expert so it's either they don't understand their role or they got the job without qualification for it.
Things in that budget are scary to my sight, my brain can't just comprehend it.

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by ionsman: 9:10am On Feb 11, 2016
Even though I am a staunch Buharist, I have to say this whole budget brouhaha is becoming shameful. ...As corrupt as Pdp's 16 years reign was, this fiasco never pervaded.

This is a total let down to this government. This issue shouldn't be handled with kid gloves.

This lends credence to the assertion that Buhari might have good thoughts towards this country,but there are people who will want to taint his name.

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by suxkill: 9:14am On Feb 11, 2016
Apc is a scam!

The government of the scammers,for the scammers and by the scammers.

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by rolchi(m): 9:19am On Feb 11, 2016
Is this the budget that will eventually pay the One Million 'poorest' Nigerians?

Is this the budget that will pay 500,000 unemployed graduates who will be deployed by teachers?

Is this the budget that has been hailed by the APC as Budget for the Common Man - the first in Nigeria?

Is this the budget that is prepared using the Zero Based Budget process as advertised by the Vice President since September 2015?

Is this the budget that will produce increased economic activity in Nigeria in 2016 to create wealth for Nigerians seeing that the economy is failing?

Is this the budget of "chanji"?

A budget where all the operators of the government have denied.

A budget that was presented with fanfare and Senator Ali Ndume calling the Minority to support it.

A budget first stolen from the strong room of the NASS.

A budget then recalled by the President and then re-submitted after removing the 3.7B NGN allocation for BMW cars

A budget now before the NASS for deliberations and alas, rats have invaded the budget.

This budget by the APC led FG is a huge National Embarrassment.

APC is only good at propaganda and not managing a multi ethnic, multi cultural and economically divergent country like Nigeria.

May God help us all.

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by Orjioorji(f): 9:19am On Feb 11, 2016
APC is worst than the devil, evil people God is exposing them

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by modath(f): 9:29am On Feb 11, 2016
Obiagelli:
This government is failing, How
can.the contents of the most
important document for a year be
changed at all levels, yet no one has
been arrested till date


I'm still in a state of disbelief that people aren't already crying blood....

It's unacceptable that we are only hearing about budget mafia without any attempt to unmask them, at least now the PMB is back, he should face the job we elected him for squarely!!

How ya doing?

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by Nobody: 9:34am On Feb 11, 2016
modath:



I'm still in a state of disbelief that people aren't already crying blood....

It's unacceptable that we are only hearing about budget mafia without any attempt to unmask them, at least now the PMB is back, he should face the job we elected him for squarely!!

How ya doing?

I am fine jare, i just can't believe the level of incompetence on display

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by onatisi(m): 9:36am On Feb 11, 2016
ionsman:
Even though I am a staunch Buharist, I have to say this whole budget brouhaha is becoming shameful. ...As corrupt as Pdp's 16 years reign was, this fiasco never pervaded.
This is a total let down to this government. This issue shouldn't be handled with kid gloves.
This lends credence to the assertion that Buhari might have good thoughts towards this country,but there are people who will want to taint his name.

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by Iroh88(m): 9:37am On Feb 11, 2016
Obiagelli:
This government is failing, How
can.the contents of the most
important document for a year be
changed at all levels, yet no one has
been arrested till date
Why I said yesterday it is high time Baba wielded the big stick. This is totally unacceptable.

There are obviously a lot of remnants of the Goats from the last admin hell bent on sustaining the legacy of that admin. Baba should ignore the blackmail of the opposition who always want to paint him as a vindictive and sectional leader and fire all those top bureaucrats in the ministries and budget office immediately!! Replace them with new brains he can trust so we can start from an entirely clean slate.

Morning Modath.

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by Nobody: 9:42am On Feb 11, 2016
Obiagelli:
This government is failing, How
can.the contents of the most
important document for a year be
changed at all levels, yet no one has
been arrested till date

My dear, the buck ends at the President's desk. He's the leader of the nation and MUST accept total responsibility for this shameful mess of gargantuan proportions.

President Buhari presented a budget to the national assembly before he had read or skimmed through it. That's being lousy.

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by Nobody: 9:47am On Feb 11, 2016
dearpreye:


My dear, the buck ends at the President's desk. He's the leader of the nation and MUST accept total responsibility for this shameful mess of gargantuan proportions.

President Buhari presented a budget to the national assembly before he had read or skimmed through it. That's being lousy.




Iroh88:
Why I said yesterday it is high time Baba wielded the big stick. This is totally unacceptable.

There are obviously a lot of remnants of the Goats from the last admin hell bent on sustaining the legacy of that admin. Baba should ignore the blackmail of the opposition who always want to paint him as a vindictive and sectional leader and fire all those top bureaucrats in the ministries and budget office immediately!! Replace them with new brains he can trust so we can start from an entirely clean slate.

Morning Modat.
I agree completely

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by Kenai: 9:52am On Feb 11, 2016
Obiagelli:
This government is failing, How
can.the contents of the most
important document for a year be
changed at all levels, yet no one has
been arrested till date

Meet Rose2014 and pick up your "Late Entry" Wailing Wailers form and scratch card.
Registration closes on 13th February, by midnight.

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by Iroh88(m): 9:56am On Feb 11, 2016
dearpreye:


My dear, the buck ends at the President's desk. He's the leader of the nation and MUST accept total responsibility for this shameful mess of gargantuan proportions.

President Buhari presented a budget to the national assembly before he had read or skimmed through it. That's being lousy.
Totally agree with you. The buck stops at his table.

Let me show you a post I made regarding the anomalies we are seeing in the budget.

Brb.

Edit:

Eureka!!

Here:

Iroh88:
Buhari shouldn't hesitate in firing all the undercover Goats that are bent on reviving the culture of pillaging our Yam barn as was the case under the Ineffectual Buffoon.

Now, look at what is going on, all the blame would be on the president (rightly so, and I blame him as well). No one cares if the said crook is a Hausa, Yoruba or Igbo man, or if he's from the North or South, all that matters is that he was appointed by Buhari!

When appointments are being made, all we hear from Ekpas is "another Northerner", and that was why I insisted Baba should ignore the blackmail of those ethnic jingoists. I insisted he appointed the people he felt he could trust and disregard the "need" to satisfy tribal bigots because he ultimately takes credit for whatever the appointees do.

I suggest EFCC be brought in to investigate the issue and prosecute those found to have committed financial crimes.

By the way you, Dearpreye, aren't an Ekpa or any of those. Those names are meant for the PDP supporters that find it hard to apply commonsense when they speak. You are just about the only PDP supporter who's criticism of the government I can't but accept- the others are just borne out of sheer hatred and emotions.

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by Nobody: 10:00am On Feb 11, 2016
Kenai:


Meet Rose2014 and pick up your "Late Entry" Wailing Wailers form and scratch card.
Registration closes on 13th February, by midnight.
You mind irrational minds form? I'll pass

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Re: Lai Mohammed: 'N398m For Computers In Budget Of 2016 Is Strange To Me' by EternalTruths: 10:10am On Feb 11, 2016
Even lie Mohammed couldn't lie pass this budget.

Chaiiiiii

Wailers and Igbos have made it impossible for Buhari to steal. grin

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