{"id":112858,"date":"2024-03-11T22:05:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T21:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/i-never-accused-president-tinubu-of-implementing-two-budgets-senator-ningi"},"modified":"2024-03-12T00:22:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T23:22:57","slug":"i-never-accused-president-tinubu-of-implementing-two-budgets-senator-ningi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/i-never-accused-president-tinubu-of-implementing-two-budgets-senator-ningi","title":{"rendered":"I never accused President Tinubu of implementing two budgets \u2013 Senator Ningi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP-Bauchi Central) on Monday in Abuja denied saying President Bola was operating two different budgets for 2024.<\/p>\n

BBC Hausa had reported that Ningi made the submission in an interview he granted the British media giant.<\/p>\n

It said Ningi spoke under the banner of Northern Senators\u2019 Forum, and claimed that the National Assembly passed N25 trillion as 2024 budget and not the N28.7 trillion that was being implemented by the Federal Government.<\/p>\n

While speaking with newsmen on Monday, Ningi said he was thoroughly misrepresented and was taken aback by the twist of events.<\/p>\n

Ningi further said that he was not representing the Northern Senators Forum as reported, but spoke in his personal capacity.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the press release I saw in the media yesterday, I am taken aback.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt no time did I say Bola Tinubu was implementing two budgets. There was no time. At no time did I say Bola Tinubu was biased against the north.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt no time did I say Bola Tinubu is implementing a N25 trillion budget. There is no way I will talk about N25 trillion and N28 trillion,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

Reacting to Ningi\u2019s interview on Sunday in Abuja, the presidency dismissed his claims as unfortunate, coming from a high-ranking senator.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no truth whatsoever in the allegation made by Sen. Ningi that President Tinubu is operating two budgets for 2024,\u2019\u2019 Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, stated.<\/p>\n

He explained that on November 29, 2023, President Tinubu presented a budget of N27.5 trillion to the joint session of the National Assembly.<\/p>\n

The budget was made up of N9.92 trillion recurrent expenditure; debt servicing of N8.25 trillion and capital expenditure of N8.7 trillion.<\/p>\n

\u201cContrary to the strange view expressed by Sen. Ningi, there was no way the Senate could have debated and passed a N25 Trillion budget that was not presented to the National Assembly.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do not expect a ranking senator not to pay due attention to details before making wild claims.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is also important to let Nigerians know that the budget that President Tinubu signed into law on Jan. 1, 2024 as passed by the National Assembly was N28.7 trillion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe National Assembly, in its wisdom, increased the amount proposed by the Executive by N1.2 trillion.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the spirit of democracy which allows give and take, President Tinubu did not withhold his assent to the Appropriation Bill as passed by the National Assembly,\u2019\u2019 Onanuga added.<\/p>\n

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