Senate President Bukola Saraki has challenged the leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, to substantiate his allegation that he and other lawmakers have the habit of padding budgets.
Mr Saraki, in a statement by his media aide, Yusuph Olaniyonu, said Mr Tinubu’s attack was unfounded and not predicated on facts.

The Senate President was reacting to a statement credited to Mr Tinubu, where he alleged that Mr Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, have been padding Nigeria’s budget since 2015.

“Just look at the way Saraki, Dogara and their ilk hijacked the budget process these past four years,” Mr Tinubu had said in a statement released by Tunde Rahman, his spokesman.

“National budgets were delayed and distorted as these actors repeatedly sought to pad budgets with pet projects that would profit them. Even worse, they cut funds intended to prosper projects that would have benefitted the average person. After four years of their antics halting the progress of government, we should do all we can to prevent a repeat of their malign control of the National Assembly,” Mr Tinubu was quoted as saying in a statement by his spokesperson.

Mr Saraki said the APC leader is ignorant of the legislative process that leads to budget passage. He also released a statement, part of which is reproduced below.

“First, he (Tinubu) alleged that national budgets were delayed, distorted, padded, new projects introduced, funds for projects reduced, “to halt the progress of government”. It is unfortunate that a man like Tinubu who had been in the Senate (though for 22 months and under a military regime) should have a better understanding of how the legislature works.

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Source : StateReporter News
http://www.statereporters.com/2019/04/22/saraki-fires-back-at-tinubu-over-budget-padding-allegation/

Who doesn't know that Saraki and Dogara padded the National Budget for 3 years.

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On what ground tinubu think he can acuse saraki of padded budget when he(tinubu) alway prepared lagos state budget. hypocrite

Saraki or Tinubu who is better sentiment aside
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Since when..! You wanna use Tinubu Trend Saraki finding relevance after being politically relegated

Saraki has joined the league of Reno, FFK, Ben Bruce and Shehu Sani.

Just ranting at people who don't give a fvck about his gibberish

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Tinubu trying hard to pls Fulani caliphate for 2023 presidency.

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Saraki has joined the league of Reno, FFK, Ben Bruce and Shehu Sani.

Just ranting at people who don't give a fvck about his gibberish

You get! All these Twitter senators and that goofball called RENO

In a sane society, tinubu should have been jailed by now.

Lol Saraki don't mind him the rot in his teeth is reaching his brain. How can two people alone pad budget when committees assigned to handle budget include both pro-Tinubu sinators, pro-Abba kyari(cabal) sinators and other party's senators

Sentiment aside but who doesn't know or remember that Saraki and Dogara house has been padding the budget and frustrating administration for the past 8yearss.

These bet naija guys will eventually bring thos forum to her knees.

What an eyesore.

Asiwaju should stop dignifying this boy and his cohorts

Lol..... This one should go and sit down.

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Tinubu is still pained that he couldn't foist his godson's as Senate President and house of reps respectively for the purpose of looting.

All of una no pure.

Sarathief feeling the heat. LMAO

kettle calling pot black......tinubu seems to forget everyone know how he rob Lagos state for 8 years n instil agberos all OVER

Tinubu should keep quiet ja re.

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