Nigerians lampoon Buhari’s #budgetofcorruption

Tuesday, February 9, 2016 7:50 pm

#BudgetofCorruption has been trending all day in Nigeria. And if President Muhammadu Buhari and his Ministry of Budget officials are social-media conversant, they would have needed to seek the shield of the Supreme Court from the cascades of missiles Nigerians are throwing at them

Nigeria’s 2016 budget, at N6trillion, laid a record as the highest in recent history.

But it has also laid several records as a document, senators declared missing, then it was swapped for corrections and then it was found replete with many scandalous provisions that would make the often abused Goodluck Jonathan smell nice as a saint.

2016 budget is indeed a scandal of egregious proportion and it shows a lack of rigour within government or a mere unseriousness about the trumpeted objective of reducing corruption.

Corruption however, regrettably walks on four legs in the budget.

Let President Buhari and his handlers endeavour to compile all the anomalies and abnormalities in the budget, being pointed out everyday, especially at committee sessions at the National Assembly, they will agree that Nigeria does not have a budget yet, what we have is a busted budget, unfit for a regime that rode to power on the horse of change.

Here are some comments and revelations on Twitter today:

The seven endless lives of corruption…#BudgetOfCorruption pic.twitter.com/Bmv8h1jFYD

— M. (@3osejis) February 9, 2016

#BudgetOfCorruption Does a panel vet the budget before sending to NASS?. Federal bureaucracy is an incredible den of financial debauchery!

— Bayo onanuga (@aonanuga1956) February 9, 2016

Electricity tariffs are on the rise. No running water. Yet you want to spend millions on kitchen equipment?! #budgetofcorruption

— MrFixNigeria (@Mr_Fix_Nigeria) February 9, 2016

#BudgetOfCorruption https://t.co/ry9jzJZKqg

— IKECHUKWU (@iykimo) February 9, 2016

The current budget is an eyesore. It's a shame that such a budget wasn't burnt on a stake at arrival #budgetofcorruption

— MrFixNigeria (@Mr_Fix_Nigeria) February 9, 2016

They'll consider Buhari's integrity "@ndefiii: How can investors take us serious if we cannot prepare our own budget??? #BudgetofCorruption

— AQUILA CHRYSAETOS (@Sarauniya73) February 9, 2016

To design a website cost $450
maintenance and all cost $150x12months=$1800
But 2016 Budget want to use $275,000,000#BudgetOfCorruption

— @Senator Harrys (@SenatorHarrys) February 9, 2016

#BudgetOfCorruption Like Okiro's Police Service Commission vote of N3.4b for local travels for 402 workers, averaging N8.5m a person. Haba!

— Bayo onanuga (@aonanuga1956) February 9, 2016

#budgetofcorruption 1.2Billion for tables and chairs??? Fashola oooo!

— Ken Metu (@Algor02) February 9, 2016

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him POWER. #BudgetOfCorruption pic.twitter.com/Y3pzCgyqV3

— SEGA Awosanya (@segalink) February 9, 2016

The Nigerian people deserve explanation for all d fictitious figures in this #BudgetOfCorruption https://t.co/ZL6UhgQtVJ

— @gentleojay (@gentleojay) February 9, 2016

Institute of Agricultural Research—Zaria, will spend 46,826,911 for the “Painting of Offices.
GOLDEN PAINTS ? #BudgetOfCorruption

— GOD BLESS MIMIKO⚡ (@RadicalYouthMan) February 9, 2016

This is shocking! The same budget we praised in December has now become a strange bedfellow? #BudgetOfCorruption https://t.co/G3p9yzFzHl

— Toyin Olakanpo (@ToyinO1) February 9, 2016

TwitterNG calls Buhari’s 2016 budget ‘#BudgetofCorruption https://t.co/XTMoqKslRr pic.twitter.com/812SpIH7qs

— Iseoluwa (@OAU_olosho) February 9, 2016

Download the budget, you deserve the truth. Scam everywhere. https://t.co/eiGGOWLa6q #BudgetOfCorruption

— General Numero Uno (@utioh) February 9, 2016

https://t.co/r9kzKO57l7 This must be the most scandalous presidential budget in our history! @DeleMomodu @aonanuga1956 @Omojuwa @Funmilola

— Senator Afikuyomi (@ToksAfikuyomi) February 9, 2016