CHECK OUT NIGERIA'S 2016 BUDGET OF BETRAYAL

Now for those of us who have been claiming how Buhari's administration is masses oriented it is only fair that we all are following the budget debate at the NASS if we aren't scrutinizing it ourself bearing in mind how we all castigated the previous administration over spending. Be that as it may, let yours faithfully, Watchout Naija guide you through the tenebrific nooks and crannies of our 2016 budget of betrayal.

1. Buhari increased the budget for presidency's upkeep from  N6.6b in 2015 to N18b.

2. Buhari raised the Villa Menu from N542m in 2015 budget to N1.75b.

3. Buhari lampooned NASS over N4.7b budget for cars but budget for the presidency N3.6b for BMW Saloon cars. Now presidency and NASS where do we have more people?

4. Buhari budgets N3.6b for maintenance of presidential jets rather than selling most of the jets as promised during campaign in fact between June and November 2015 the presidency through Shehu Garba admitted spending the whooping sum of N2.8b on the maintenance of these fleets.

5. Buhari budgets N764m for presidential recreational facility.

6. Buhari instead of voting more money for agriculture and solid minerals in the face of fast declining oil revenues has N39.1b for ministry of information and N29b for agriculture which means "MORE PROPAGANDA, LESS FOOD FOR THE MASSES!"

7. Buhari budgets N400 million on a weekend symposium - the 35th Annual General Meeting and Symposium of Shelter Afrique slated for June 2016! Where are the people yelling against wastage and corruption last year?

8 Buhari budgets N13.7b for Ministry of Transportation N13.7, N7.2b Ministry of Water Resources and N10.5b Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment. Add the allocation for these three vital masses oriented ministries together and it is still less than Lai Muhammed's N39.1b

9. Buhari budget N45b for INEC in a year when there is no national election. What for?

10. Buhari budgets N294.5b for the Ministry of Defence, N145.2b for The Ministry of Interior, N283.09b for the Nigeria Police Formation and Command, then N10b for “Operation Lafiya Dole” which means “Compulsory Peace” or “Peace by Force" in Hausa. Altogether it gives you N732.79b. Why all this duplicity in the name of security?

11. Buhari who promised to create employment for Nigerian youths has budgeted only N7.8b for the Ministry of Labour and Employment, N9.5b for the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, N25.8b for Science and Technology Ministry. Add these to transport and water resources ministries and you'll get N64b for the five most important masses impact ministries. This is less than the N72.8b Buhari has allocated to his Minister of Special Duties: What are the Special Duties to be done that they should cost so much?

12. Buhari budgets N45.3b for the Office of the SGF and N6.4b for Office of the Head of Service. To do what please?

13. Buhari's budgets N2.9b for an abstract and idle thing as Federal Character Commission.

Personally, I don't smell any rat in the likes of misapplication of funds here. I'm just wondering why Former President Goodluck Jonathan was practically crucified for budgeting N1billion in 2011 which he reduced to N717.3 million in 2013 yet the criticism continued, then he went down to N542 million in 2014 still we weren't placated and in 2015 he made it N530m but we said it was still too much spending.
And now it's not just too much spending but the borrowing too. I'm sure we aren't complaining because THIS IS CHANGE!