Budget Padding:N40 billion was inserted by the House Speaker, Yakubu DogaraTh

The Speaker, Yakubu Dogara
It can hardly stand the test of probity the action of the House of Representatives Wednesday at the resumption of plenary after a two month vacation.
Former Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has since July shouted himself hoarse that the House leadership built into the 2016 budget
meaningless projects to fleece the nation billions of naira.
According to him, those projects are not meant to be executed but the money voted for them is pocketed- just like that!
Jibrin alleged that N40 billion was inserted by the House Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, and four other officers.
He has also gone further to allege that another N280 billion was fraudulently injected into the budget by the lawmakers, forcing President Muhammadu Buhari to withhold his assent. These are weighty allegations that those concerned should not ignore.click here to continue reading from THE STREET JOURNAL

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