2020 Budget: House of Reps demand Critical Examination of budget -

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were opposed to the N10.33 trillion 2020 budget, insisting on thorough legislative examination of the estimates, to ensure to they meet the needs of The majority.

Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, who is the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives said in a statement which he personally signed and issued to the media yesterday read: “although we resolved to pass the budget before the end of the year, the details, particularly the capital expenditure items and implementation modules must meet the yearning of Nigerians before the budget is passed into law”.

He went on to express his feeling of responsibility, as Nigerians rely on them. He said: “ To protect their interest in critical issues that directly affects their lives, particularly on budget planning and implementation in key sectors”.

the details of the N2.46 trillion capital budget, must be dissected and adjusted accordingly, to ensure that critical needs of Nigerians are adequately accommodated, as well as to plug waste and eliminate budgetary corruption at every stage”.

According to Vanguard, the Minority Leader went on to say “Given the sorry state of our infrastructure, the opposition must ensure that the votes earmarked by Mr President for the rehabilitation of roads, power infrastructure, health services, agriculture, water resources, education, among other critical sectors are thoroughly scrutinized to guarantee full implementation as well as reflect the federal character principle across board”.

The Minority Leader insisted that budget defence must be in the “open and more so, transparent, so that Nigerians are fully carried along in all the processes leading to budgetary decisions in all critical sectors”,

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“the minority leader has, therefore, directed all opposition members in various committees, to ensure strict compliance with the democratic principles of transparency, accountability and prudence in the budget planning as well as in the implementation oversight of both the capital and recurrent components”