2020 Budget empty – Secondus

The National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Prince Uche Secondus has described the 2020 Budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari as voodoo that was sent without the budget estimates.

The chairman, who was reacting to the N10.33 trillion budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday, described the budget as empty, adding that the National Assembly should not commence debate not tied on anything.

Secondus said, “There is confusion all over the place, confusion in the villa, confusion in the other room even confusion in the presentation of the budget. Of course that budget is voodoo budget. That budget is empty.

“They sent the budget without estimates. They should learn how to properly present a budget. The National Assembly cannot commence debate on a budget to tied to any estimate”

“Of course as far as we are concerned, they have already passed the budget without estimates. As far as we are concerned, APC has failed, he added.

Further, he said the decision by the National Assembly to begin any form of debate on the budget amounted to effort in futility since nothing was attached as should be the case on specific items in the proposal.

Already, both chambers of the National Assembly: Senate and the House of Representatives started debate on the budget a day following its presentation. In both houses, the main opposition party attempted to stop the debate but was overruled by the leadership of the respective houses.

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