The Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, has dismissed the 2019 budget appropriation bill submitted to the National Assembly by President MuhammaduBuhari, saying it is hopeless.
Senator Saraki, who spoke in his capacity as the Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council (PPCCO) in Abuja, during a town hall meeting with the presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, had with Civil Society Organisations, also disclosed that Nigerians were safer in 2015 than they are today.
The running mate to Alhaji Atiku, Peter Obi, who stood for Atiku at the event lamented that 60 per cent of the 2019 budget was dedicated to servicing the debt of the APC government which had surpassed what was accrued in the 16 years of the PDP government.
Saraki in his opening remark stressed that budget presented by Buhari on Wednesday “has no future because the statistics do not indicate how it will be funded.”
According to him, “Yesterday (Wednesday), we all heard the 2019 budget appropriation bill, that is a budget that has no hope for anybody because if you look at the statistics and the figures, there’s poverty, if you look at the figures based on revenues that are coming in, there’s nothing left so where’s the future
“There must be an alternative and that is what we hope that by this evening speaking to our candidate and vice presidential candidate, not based on sentiments, we are not voting on sentiments we are voting on what is the need for you
“How is your life going to be better? Which party offers you a better future because we see you as those who are patriotic and committed. It’s not about what you’ll get today. It’s about the great country a lot of you have been passing that sacrifice over the years.”
The Senate president who noted that the President would not attend January 19, 2019, presidential debate stressed that any president that wants to lead the country and by extension African should be able to tell the people what he wants to do.
According to him, “this is an interactive session I’m not sure whether the other political parties will give you an opportunity like this to ask them any question. I’m told that one has debated and you already know the answer to that debate. On the second one, I’m very sure he’s not going to debate. So how do you assess somebody who is not ready to tell you what he’s going to do
“Those days are gone, my good people, the future of this country, a country that leads the continent that is not the example we want to set for this continent. The whole world is going in a direction, if you’re seeking a position, you must come and tell people what you want to do, you must sit down and they’ll ask you questions and that is why we’re here
“Today is your day, we will sit down and take questions, I hope at the end of the exercise you will stand up and say yes this is the team that will secure Nigeria, this is the team that will unite Nigeria, this is the team that will fight the poverty in town and bring a bright future.”
Atiku’s running mate, Obi, who also faulted the 2019 budget said “When you look at the revenue, we will spend 60 per cent to service debt. So what is left? And they will borrow more.
“What they borrowed in 2016 and 2017 is the same PDP borrowed in 16 years. When you ask them they say they use it for the capital project.”
Obi decried the level of poverty in the country and lambasted the President for urging Nigerians to tighten their belts. He noted that the “Nigerian people have no belt again to tighten up”, stressing “we now wake up everyday with a sense of helplessness.”
While he noted that APC administration didn’t heed warnings over the alarming rate of job losses and unemployment last year, he said the recent rise in the unemployment rate from 18.8 per cent to 23 per cent is only going to get worse because “nobody is doing anything.”
Obi pointed out that today Nigeria is on the negative side of most world indices on development today.
He promised that immediately they get elected into office, their administration will show numbers of persons who are unemployed and correspondingly provide daily statistics on the number of persons that will get employment.
How about offa robbery victim
Your days are numbered in the red chamber.
As you are hopeless to kwara as well
Nigeria far safer in 2015
No worry sir
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No room for padding. Shop closed by bubu.
omo aale ilorin….
Saraki,The worst Senate president.in the Nigeria history.
Don’t worry 2019 is ur retirement year
The man is crying because no Ghana must go bag. And there is no way to pad this time around. I sorry for this man. Pls cry no more, for your days and dream of wanting to capture our common wealth is over.
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APC will not be happy to hear that.
This man needs medical help for his mental illness
U known no 17 billion Naira attached to it.To share Ole buruku.Useless man.
Isah Abubakar
Case close.
Or you have any evidence against him?.
Chaii, truth is bitter.
Such statement resemble the response of an officer in the Bible when Elisha prophesied in 2 king 7:1The result of his unbelief was not palatable.
Copy dat…Thanks Sir
You see this useless man just because of selfish gains, he is dismissing a budget that he is yet to thoroughly study. Don’t worry you and your likes will fail in 2019
Olaniyi B. Ojo
Tramadol at work
Useless senator
Nice one PDP all the ways
A fool at Saraki age is a fool forever. Ilorin people are wise now! Offa robbery and mass killings are very fresh in our mind!
No room for bribery like b4 that is y u’re crying. Do u want to take money to heaven? Any way ur days are numbered.
Yes oooo
What good thing have done for Nigeria.
Can you judge a book by its cover.
Grandfather of Offa robbers, God punish u.
Is it more honorable to resign instead of wishing d nation failure?
In’sha’Allahu ur failure start with this ur statement.. Sai buhari
Enemy of progress u will fail with Atiku Next level
Saraki is a pathetic man.
budget that u are yet to implement..you have already conclude it a failed budget….from this statement saraki will make effort to delay the budget
E no go better for you and your family I swear and your days are numberd till Feb16th when we shall all see your total retirement by God’s grace you this enemy of progress
Useless man
Our creator the heavenly father is watching everybody as we build on the foundation of this nation. No one shall escape divine justice of nature.
Olodo
2019 budget presentation at NASS on 19/12/2018 by President Buhari:
APC 2, Saraki/dogara 0
NASS Supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari have on Wednesday dealt and floored Saraki/dogara hands-down.
The president had just concluded submitting the 2019 budget before a joint session of the NASS when APC members bursted with thunderous chants of “Sai baba”, “sai mai gaskiya” “4+4” and the likes. There was a sustained rowdy session that impeded the anticipated vote of thanks by the speaker. It is believed that the PDP must have planned some unsavory comments to be showered on Mr president via the speaker’s speech.
Having sensed that, the APC NASS members immediately mobilised their members to continue their chants intractably. All efforts to tame the members by the senate presido or speaker proved abortive.
Within seconds, SSS operatives mobilised themselves, shielded the president and advised that it is unsafe for him to continue staying there. That called for an emergency national anthem that paved way for the president’s exit.
Chants of 4+4 and sai mai gaskiya escorted him out of the NASS with huge smiles.
Meanwhile the Senate presido and speaker were left with their unread speeches.
Me: is Saraki still smarter than the FG??
Whehehesark..dog…kiii..araaa (laughing in Japanese)???.
*BLOODY DELIQUENTS* THEY MUST BE FLUSHED OUT*
Because u and your type are Hopeless!