Budget 2016: Let the change begin – Nigerians

The Nigerian Senate has on March 23 finally passed the 2016 budget into the law. 

President Muhammadu Buhari the national budget before a joint session of the National Assembly on December 22 last year.

However, the main document has become the centre of controversy as was reported missing from the Senate premises in January.

The Senate president Bukola Saraki later said that there were two different versions of the budget.
Following the controversy the president has fired the Director General of the budget office Yahaya Gusau and redeployed 22 officials from the Ministry of Budget and National Planning.

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The budget was passed at N6, 060,677,358,227 – N351bn for statutory transfers, N1.4trn for debt service, N2.6trn for recurrent expenditure, and N1.5trn as capital expenditure.

The Presidency has praised the lawmakers over the passage of the nation’s budget.

Sen. Ita Enang, who is special adviser to the president in the senate, said: “I want to say that we appreciate particularly the fact that in the course of consideration, the committee chairmen, the committee members and the chairmen of appropriation committees were in constant touch.”

Read some reactions from Nigerians below:

Today is indeed a success. It is significant in view of the #Budget2016 passage.
I do hope the implementation would bring succor to our ppl

— Sen. Rafiu Ibrahim (@rafiuibrahim) March 23, 2016

The effort so far was to iron out an implementable budget that’ll truly reflect change. Today, this was accomplished. #Budget2016 — Sen. Rafiu Ibrahim (@rafiuibrahim) March 23, 2016

The 2016 budget will take us to the promised land or at least cross the turbulent Red Sea of our socio economic challenges.

— Senator Shehu Sani (@shehusani) March 23, 2016

The beauty of a budget lies in its content and the value of a budget lies in its implementation. — Senator Shehu Sani (@shehusani) March 23, 2016

First budget under an APC led Federal Government passed. This is just the beginning. #Budget2016

— Dr. Dipo Awojide (@OgbeniDipo) March 23, 2016

The budget, once ‘missing’, then found, was finally passed by the National Assembly today… N6.06Tr approved, 17bn less than submitted — KD (@kunledee) March 23, 2016

Progressive Nigerians called it #BudgetOfChange

Wailing Wailers called it #BudgetOfCorruption

Whatever name u giv it #Budget2016 is passed

— Sabiu Zaranda (@Binzaranda) March 23, 2016

O! They finally figured a way to pass their budget.. God help us. #Budget2016 — Osuji Ekene (@osujiekene) March 23, 2016

Now that #Budget2016 has been passed, glowing to be part of millions of unemployed Nigerians that will be employed.

— Adesoji, Gabriel O (@Angelgabbyshara) March 23, 2016

Budgeting for change with a budget of change: I just de laff!: I am not a fan of Chief MAOO… https://t.co/mlJTrCJmIQ — City Voice (@lagoscityvoice) March 23, 2016

@PhilipObin they were marvel wt such “budget of change” despite crude oil slump. Let the change begins

— alabi akeem (@adekem70) March 23, 2016

@NGRSenate at the end. May this budget be a budget of change yearning by All Nigerians. May it be implemented as budgeted. God Bless Nija — Hameedu (@ibraheemawa) March 23, 2016

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