Bayelsa East Senatorial District Senator, Ben Murray Bruce has lambasted the Buhari led federal government for giving priority to animals while Nigerians are suffering.

The Senator lamented that when Nigerians are finding it difficult to eat, the government during this period decided to budget a whopping sum of N40m to feed animals in the presidential villa.

On his Twitter handle ‏@benmurraybruce, Murray-Bruce tweeted: “It breaks my heart that at a time when many Nigerians can’t eat, we are budgeting ₦40 million to feed wildlife in Aso Rock Presidential Villa!"

Recall that the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) recently released reports on the percentage of increment in prices of kerosene, petrol and transportation as against the previous year.

These commodities are believed to be essential to every Nigerian as it directly impact their living standards.

The reports which touched every state of the federation showed massive increments in terms of money being paid by Nigerians for these essential commodities.

However, despite the gloomy report, and the drastic reduction in the purchasing power of Nigerians, the government budgeted a whooping sum for feeding animals.


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Thats why nigerians dey chop any wildlife animal them catch.

zombies come and defend ur master oo who FTC help

That #40m was for the purchase of grasses for buhari's cattle.

Ben Murray Bruce should do his job instead of screaming, he is in the Senate. The budget is not final and it must be passed by the Senate.

sosy25:
Ben Murray Bruce should do his job instead of screaming, he is in the Senate. The budget is not final and it must be passed by the Senate.

Why do you guys like talking before thinking? Just take time to go through your statement again and tell us if vetting budget proposal is not within the jurisdiction of Ben Bruce.

More importantly, are you claiming Buhari was not aware such bogus proposal was included in the budget?

fuckingAyaya:
zombies come and defend ur master oo who FTC help

\Go and sit down brother Jonathan used 200 million during his tenure.

That is exactly what I meant. It is the job of the Senate to either reduce, increase or eliminate completely any item in the budget. So Senator Bruce should do his job instead of going on the internet to scream.

OLADD:


Why do you guys like talking before thinking? Just take time to go through your statement again and tell us if vetting budget proposal is not within the jurisdiction of Ben Bruce.

More importantly, are you claiming Buhari was not aware such bogus proposal was included in the budget?

sosy25:

That is exactly what I meant. It is the job of the Senate to either reduce, increase or eliminate completely any item in the budget. So Senator Bruce should do his job instead of going on the internet to scream.

When last did you advise the presidency to do their work rather than engaging in media propaganda?

IpobExposed:


\Go and sit down brother Jonathan used 200 million during his tenure.

Show us the evidence or keep shut forever.

Last night.

OLADD:


When last did you advise the presidency to do their work rather than engaging in media propaganda?

IpobExposed:


\Go and sit down brother Jonathan used 200 million during his tenure.

So you are really a zombie, sorry

sosy25:
Last night.

Your messiah Buhari needs many of those nights.

Please Buhari is not my Messiah, he is my President. Jesus is my Messiah.

OLADD:


Your messiah Buhari needs many of those nights.

sosy25:

Please Buhari is not my Messiah, he is my President. Jesus is my Messiah.

Jesus is my Lord and Messiah too. I thought you're one of those Buhari's worshippers.

hucienda:


When you are now at the receiving end of the scathing criticisms that you were once maliciously dishing out.

The state of the APC currently.

They didn't envisage this day at all. APC preelection misdemeanors would hunt them now and forever.

Na today? Southern nigeria feeding northern animals in human skin including boko boys and Fulani herdsmen since inception so why not the ones in aso rock

Mboi2:

So you are really a zombie, sorry

That guy is a confirmed one.

fuckingAyaya:
zombies come and defend ur master oo who FTC help

Are you referring to Ngenekwenu, sarki and other hailing zombies?

OLADD:


Are you referring to Ngenekwenu, sarki and other hailing zombies?

they know their self

Useless wailings. Was it Buhari that built the zoo at aso rock? Did Jonathan not budget for the feeding of animals including his numerous Alsatians while at aso rock.
What exactly are wailers wailing about now? To stop feeding the animals and allow them starve to death or close down the zoo.

If chief wailers Ben Bruce has issues with the zoo and wants it closed down, he has the power to do something about it instead of wailing on twitter.

OLADD:


Why do you guys like talking before thinking? Just take time to go through your statement again and tell us if vetting budget proposal is not within the jurisdiction of Ben Bruce.

More importantly, are you claiming Buhari was not aware such bogus proposal was included in the budget?

You may be surprised that our president don't even go through the budget proposal,he takes whatever he was told by the hawks and sharks in government.It's time Nigerians should elect educated people into the number one office,we are tired of Agberos and street urchins.

IpobExposed:


\Go and sit down brother Jonathan used 200 million during his tenure.

Jonathan was considered corrupt,But Buhari is a saint fighting corruption..

coputa:
You may be surprised that our president don't even go through the budget proposal,he takes whatever he was told by the hawks and sharks in government.It's time Nigerians should elect educated people into the number one office,we are tired of Agberos and street urchins.

And you think Nigerians have not been electing educated people into office since independence?
Oya, suggest the educated person you think can solve all our problems.
It is not enough to always wail and criticize, it is good to also suggest solutions.

coputa:
Jonathan was considered corrupt,But Buhari is a saint fighting corruption..

Jonathan's supporters who are still pained by his election loss would not even consider Jonathan as corrupt. They are ready to defend him or excuse him with their last breath.

coputa:
You may be surprised that our president don't even go through the budget proposal,he takes whatever he was told by the hawks and sharks in government.It's time Nigerians should elect educated people into the number one office,we are tired of Agberos and street urchins.

Whether he reads every line in the budget or relies on others to do it is not the issue. The question is : are you aware that there is a zoo, which is a part of Aso Rock, for which a budget provision must be made?

Even if the animals are in a public zoo they must be fed otherwise they starve. So it is either the Senate tells Buhari to close the zoo (that is a national asset) or approve what they consider sufficient to run the zoo.

Mr Ben Bruce has failed to state what it costs to run a zoo the size of the one in Aso Rock for a year. We need to know that, in order to determine whether N40m is excessive or not. That is part of his job in the senate.

Not this unnecessary sensationalism!

coputa:
You may be surprised that our president don't even go through the budget proposal,he takes whatever he was told by the hawks and sharks in government.It's time Nigerians should elect educated people into the number one office,we are tired of Agberos and street urchins.

And the same president boasted that he would not allow the anomalies(padding) that trailed the 2016 appropriation bill to be repeated in the 2017 budget proposal. This goes to show that Buhari is not in charge of this govt and he would never be.

DelGardo:


Whether he reads every line in the budget or relies on others to do it is not the issue. The question is : are you aware that there is a zoo, which is a part of Aso Rock, for which a budget provision must be made?

Even if the animals are in a public zoo they must be fed otherwise they starve. So it is either the Senate tells Buhari to close the zoo (that is a national asset) or approve what they consider sufficient to run the zoo.

Mr Ben Bruce has failed to state what it costs to run a zoo the size of the one in Aso Rock for a year. We need to know that, in order to determine whether N40m is excessive or not. That is part of his job in the senate.

Not this unnecessary sensationalism!

Try to look at issues intellectually before making comments. The president does not need any lecture from the National Assembly before taking drastic decision on plucking leakages and cutting cost. Of what relevance is a zoo to the country in this recession period? Do you know that N40m can feed an entire clan for 5 years?

wirinet:
Useless wailings. Was it Buhari that built the zoo at aso rock? Did Jonathan not budget for the feeding of animals including his numerous Alsatians while at aso rock.
What exactly are wailers wailing about now? To stop feeding the animals and allow them starve to death or close down the zoo.

If chief wailers Ben Bruce has issues with the zoo and wants it closed down, he has the power to do something about it instead of wailing on twitter.

Did Jonathan prevent Buhari from closing down the zoo for the sake of cutting cost?

DelGardo:


Whether he reads every line in the budget or relies on others to do it is not the issue. The question is : are you aware that there is a zoo, which is a part of Aso Rock, for which a budget provision must be made?

Even if the animals are in a public zoo they must be fed otherwise they starve. So it is either the Senate tells Buhari to close the zoo (that is a national asset) or approve what they consider sufficient to run the zoo.

Mr Ben Bruce has failed to state what it costs to run a zoo the size of the one in Aso Rock for a year. We need to know that, in order to determine whether N40m is excessive or not. That is part of his job in the senate.

Not this unnecessary sensationalism!

In this time of economic recession,is it not wise for a right thinking government to close the zoo and dispose of it's animals,of what economic importance is that zoo sited in Aso rock villa,if not for looting purposes.Our government and leaders can never set their priority right,always misplacing their priority.

coputa:
In this time of economic recession,is it not wise for a right thinking government to close the zoo and dispose of it's animals,of what economic importance is that zoo sited in Aso rock villa,if not for looting purposes.Our government and leaders can never set their priority right,always misplacing their priority.

Very apt comment.