Omo, dem don drop di budget wey go make person wan faint! President Bola Tinubu and im vice, Kashim Shettima, dey plan to spend whopping N9,364,349,417 for travel and food this 2026 fiscal year. No be small money o! Na according to di details wey di Budget Office drop for ground.
Tinubu don carry come national assembly di total budget wey reach N58.18 trillion. As e be, e talk say national security na di key to grow di economy, bring investment, and make sure say we get social stability. Na serious matter wey him dey talk so, but make we check di belly of di budget.
From di 2,790-page document wey dem show for Saturday PUNCH, e don allocate N3.2 trillion for Defence, N1.1 trillion for Power, and N2.3 trillion for Education sector. Health and social welfare sef get dem attention with N2.1 trillion, while agriculture and food security dey carry N1.4 trillion. Na wah!
The Independent National Electoral Commission wey dey important too dey eye N1 trillion. But wait, wetin Jacky say dem go do with all dis money? Tinubu himself dey plan to carry N7,014,596,511 waka for both local and international travels, plus N431,620,183 for foodstuffs and catering.
No be only Tinubu dey chop money o! Shettima go also toast N1,732,106,437 for im own travels plus N186,026,286 for food matters. E get as e be! D breakdown dey show say Tinubu go spend N873,886,689 for local trips and N6,140,709,822 for international trips. Na serious trip wey dem go dey go! Shettima sef dey plan N417,488,198 for local waka and N1,314,618,239 for international journey. Abeg, who dem wan carry all dis money give? Make e no be say na for jaga jaga trips!
Di budget still dey talk about other money wey dem go spend, like N65.77 million for honorarium and sitting allowance. Plus, dem dey plan to buy library books and equipment wey go chop N895 million. E no finish! Dem also go buy motor wey go cost N179 million, and di furniture dey carry N778.6 million. Dem even budget N1.342 million for health equipment. Na wah!
Even for sport utility vehicles, dem don budget N89.504 million for both di president and im vice. Di Senate don yabi di Appropriation Bill for second reading, wey no go pass without proper scrutinization nah. Dem be gree carry am go dey discuss, because dis money wey dem dey spend no be joke! Time go tell if dem go fit manage dis budget well. Make we dey look dem well.
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