President Bola Tinubu has come to the defense of the national assembly over budget padding allegations raised about the 2024 budget.
Tinubu who spoke when he hosted the leadership of the Senate to a dinner to break the Ramadan fast at the State House on Thursday in Abuja said the mongers of the insinuation and allegation lack arithmetic understanding.
“I know the arithmetic of the numbers that I brought to the Senate and I know what I brought back. And I appreciate all of you for the expeditious handling of the budget. Thank you very much.”
“Talking about malicious embellishments of the budget, they didn’t understand the arithmetic and they didn’t refer to the numbers, the baseline of what I brought.
Tinubu added that the integrity of the National Assembly remains intact and that his administration would always encourage cooperation for the advancement of the nation.
“I am very grateful for what you have been doing. The national challenge that we face will be over.
“The economic challenge, we are about turning the corner. Our revenue is improved. And you can see reflected in the sub-national.
“All we have to do is to control expenditure and manage ourselves better,” the President said.
