As controversy
continues to dog the budget transmitted by the National Assembly to the
Presidency for assent, indications emerged last night that President Muhammadu
Buhari was still furious with the high level of distortions inflicted on his
estimates by the lawmakers.
For that reason,
the President is said to be considering measures to deal with those who
masterminded the budget infractions, thereby drawing back the hands of his
administration. Competent sources said that the President became more
upset as
more stunning revelations emerged that apart from the Calabar –Lagos Railway
Project, the National Assembly equally expunged other key national
infrastructural projects and also drastically reduced the votes earmarked for
others.
Revealed: NASS
slashed capital votes for Lagos-Ibadan Highway by N24 billion, 2nd Niger Bridge
vote by N3.9 billion, Odukpani-Itu-Ikot Ekpene Road vote by N4.3 billion,
Benin-Shagamu Road vote by N800 million, Itakpe-Warri Signalling Project by
N302.9 million etec
