Nigerian Parliament Denies Chushe's Allegation On Budget The Nigerian National Assembly has stated that the claim that it falsified the ...
Nigerian Parliament Denies Chushe's Allegation On Budget
The Nigerian National Assembly has stated that the claim that it falsified the approved budget of 819.5 billion naira, where it has allocated how to distribute the money, is untrue. The parliament will receive 70 billion naira over the course of the next four years to purchase vehicles and equipment.
This information was made public at the same time as Mohammed Ali Ndume, a senate minority critic, emphasised that one of the responsibilities given to the Parliament by the constitution is to pass laws relating to money increases.
According to Ndume, the current year's budget includes 70 billion naira for the lawmakers out of the separate 500 billion naira request the president made.
Ndume claimed that since democracy was restored in 1999, this type of arrangement has been put in place since MPs visit their areas in automobiles and are given all the resources necessary to carry out their parliamentary duties.
"These are the funds that have been allotted to members of Parliament in the budget for this year," Ndume remarked. The cost of commodities is increasing in the nation; for example, a car that cost 10 million Naira a few years ago is now sold for 30 million Naira, while rice was previously Naira. It is incorrect to claim that members of parliament would receive free money from the government or money from the government other than for services and what the law provides since it was sold for 8,000 but is now worth 40,000, like a bag of maize in some regions.
Yusuf Shittu Galambi, the member of parliament for Gwaram in Jigawa State, cited allegations that the money had been set aside for the construction of offices for lawmakers and the restoration of the parliament's facilities.
He asserted, "A council management committee, not members of parliament, oversees the reform money. Since a new council is anticipated this year, money has already been set aside in the 2023 budget for it.
Galambi stated that he did not want them to become embroiled in any issue around the 70 billion naira present that will be given to the lawmakers. He criticised certain journalists for not conducting enough research before publishing a story and urged them to do so before the news spreads.
Aminu Jumare, a specialist in administrative law, said on this situation that "members of parliament should bite and blow so that there is relief on the ground, seeing that there is difficulty in the issue of increasing the price of fuel and withdrawing the subsidy."
Aminu advised lawmakers to forego purchasing transport cars with their own funds because they could need those funds later on.
According to analysts, it is probable that the president would reevaluate the situation and withhold the funds that will be paid to the members of parliament because he already stated that the decision to distribute 8,000 Naira to 12 million people would be reexamined. adoption.