Some members of the House of Representative on Thursday threatened to boycott the 2019 budget presentation scheduled to hold next week Wednesday.

The federal lawmakers made the threat after the speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, read a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari, notifying the chamber of his intention to present the next year’s budget to the National Assembly.

The legislators made reference to a statement credited to Udoma Udoma, the minister of budget and planning as reason for their threat.

Mr Udoma was reported to have blamed the National Assembly for frustrating the efforts of the executive from presenting the proposed budget to the legislature.

“As you already know, the budget is ready. We are liaising with the national assembly because they are to give us a date. If they say today, we will go. The budget is ready,” the minister was quoted as saying at the end of the federal executive council (FEC) meeting in Abuja.

The remarks of Udoma angered the federal lawmakers who then threatened to boycott the presentation of the budget which must be presented to the two chambers of the National Assembly.

Chika Adamu (APC Niger) while reacting said the minister lied on national television and must tender an apology if the chamber must attend the presentation.

Another lawmaker, Mark Gbillah (PDP Benue) supporting Adamu’s remark said “it is a statement he (Udoma) made categorically.”

“He lied against this honourable house on national television. I want to join my colleagues to request a formal apology on TV, else we will refuse to attend that budget session with Mr President,” Gbillah said.

Mike Adeniyi (PDP Ondo) also supported the claim, noting that “the executive arm has always portrayed the parliament in bad light.”

“The minister must come and apologise. If not, the president will come to meet an empty house,” he added.

In defence of the minister, Femi Gbajabiamila (APC Lagos) accused his colleagues of peddling lies against the minister.

“The minister called me this morning; he was alarmed and upset and shocked. He said he was just reading something in the papers ascribed to him and that he never said such a thing and he is writing a rejoinder as we spoke,” the House leader said

“So I think we should tarry a while because you are accusing someone of lying. Let us not turn this house into a partisan house,” he added.

Immediately, Muhammad Soba (Kaduna) accused Gbajabiamila of “sycophancy”.

“We have seen how sycophancy has been taken to the next level. That is the APC government for you,” Soba said.

Intervening, Dogara pleaded with his colleagues to exercise patience “to see if he (Udoma) will truly issue a rejoinder.”

“But if we don’t see that (a rejoinder), then we have an issue because we will not allow this institution to be blackmailed. If nothing is done, we will take a concrete action on it,” he said.

Source: https://politicstimesng.com/2019-budget-reps-threatens-boycott-presentation-ministers-remarks/

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I want to join my colleagues to request a formal apology on TV, else we will refuse to attend that budget session with Mr President,
The minister must come and apologise. If not, the president will come to meet an empty house,” he added.

This is alarming. Look at our lawmakers feeling like some gods among themselves.
They are just looking for ways to delay next year's budget as usual.
Praying that the bad eggs among them won't return to the house next year.
This is the worst we have had in the nation's history.

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Boycotters... Is yu pple's work... Imcompetence at all levels... Someone should just sell diz country and give us all our share lets go biko

Why can't we just chase this people out of that house of reps abi Na assembly

Let the truth prevail or evil. My take.

"Immediately, Muhammad Soba (Kaduna) accused Gbajabiamila of “sycophancy”."


So long as he can gift his wife G-wagon on her birthday, he will continue to defend all the evils committed by this government against the people on the floor of the house.

con artists

Let the truth prevail over evil. My take

That's APC government for you!
They deny everything even something stated categorically on national TV.
One day, they'll deny making love to their wives.
Lytocracy.... Government of liars, by liars and for liars(zombies)

pawesome:
Why can't we just chase this people out of that house of reps abi Na assembly

And how do you think they are the problem of Nigeria

con artists


bunch of mediocre minds

na dem sabi.

FTC...the members always feeling important

These NASS guys are too BIG that they fail to know the difference between d importance of an issue to the general nigerians and self gratification. As a matter of fact, saying they will boycott the president presentation over such a mundane issue shows that the welfare of their constituency is primarily not in their heart!!!

Rejoinder ko jubril ni, hw i wish that build fit collapse on una head.

The strongest NASS ever.

Do this people truly have the Nation at heart? I don't blame them, they are eating fat on our taxes ni... May God judge them in His own way.

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What wrong has the man done by saying the executive is ready

Confused NASS. What has Udoma minister of budget said to anger anyone. As you know the budget is ready we are waiting for NASS to give us date to come and present the budget.

But they're frustrating us for not giving us a date is it what will anger NASS or anyone, this 8th NASS is the most useless NASS of all time.

They need apology or they boycott budget presentation.

Apology kill you people there.

Like president, like minister...

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I want to join my colleagues to request a formal apology on TV, else we will refuse to attend that budget session with Mr President,
The minister must come and apologise. If not, the president will come to meet an empty house,” he added.

This is alarming. Look at our lawmakers feeling like some gods among themselves.
This is the worst we have had in the nation's history.

Just look at yourself, instead of you to be blaming the minister who is deliberately lying against the NASS members just to paint them bad n shift blame from the incompetence of the executive your insulting those who have wronged,some if you are just zombies.

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Nothing too big in what he said, however, both udoma and the house are all thieves. Fight yourself n while Nigerians devise ways on how to emancipate themselves from mental slavery you all have subjugàted them to.

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These idiots don start again