Obiageli Ezekwesili, a former Minister of Education, has picked holes in the 2023 National budget.
She raised concerns over the 2023 National budget, describing it as “hopeless”.
President Muhammadu Buhari had while giving his assent to the Appropriation Bill, said his administration would speed up critical infrastructure projects nationwide as it raced toward the finish line on May 29, 2023.
He had noted that the budget is N21.83 trillion aggregate expenditure, an increase N1.32 trillion over the initial executive proposal of N20.51 trillion. It is the eighth and final budget of Buhari’s regime.
But reacting to the budget on Wednesday via her Twitter page, Ezekwesili decried the budget deficit, adding that it was important for Nigerians to get their Permanent Voter Cards.
She wrote, “This is the summary of the HOPELESS Budget @MBuhari signed into law yesterday:
“Total Expenditure is N21.83 trillion. Total Revenue N9.73 trillion!
“The Budget has a deficit larger than revenue by almost N12.00 trillion! Tragic.
“You (had) all better get your PVCs ready because…”
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