President Bola Tinubu has said that individuals who claim padding in the 2024 budget do not understand arithmetic.
Recalls that the 2024 budget was embroiled in controversy when Senator Abdul Ningi of Bauchi Central said that more than N3.7 trillion in the budget could not be connected to any project.
The claims, which resulted in a three-month ban, elicited responses from concerned Nigerians across the country.
Tinubu, who hosted the Senate leadership to a supper to break the Ramadan fast at the State House on Thursday in Abuja, told the members that their integrity remained intact.
“I know the arithmetic of the budget and the numbers that I brought to the National Assembly, and I know what numbers came back. I appreciate all of you for the expeditious handling of the budget. Thank you very much.
“Those who are talking about malicious embellishment in the budget, they did not understand the arithmetic and did not refer to the baseline of what I brought. But your integrity is intact.
“I am grateful for what you have been doing. The natural challenge we are facing will be over.
“On the current economic difficulty, we are about turning the corner. Our revenue has improved. All we have to do is to control expenditure and manage ourselves better,” the President stated.
cc: Daily Post Ng
