Abeg, make I gist una big wahala wey dey unfold for National Assembly! The Senate don give President Bola Tinubu assurance say dem go work hand-in-hand to make sure say 2026 Appropriation Bill pass on time wey go make sense.
Na General Akpabio, wey be Senate President, talk all dis better gist during public hearing wey dem do for Abuja. E send im deputy, Senator Barau Jibrin, come represent am. Dem no wan waste time for dis matter as Nigeria dey face serious wahala like inflation and unemployment.
Akpabio talk say na time for everybody to open eye as budget time no be time to play. Na serious matter wey involve everybody. E clear say wey de go dey check and balance, wey no go allow any body chop money anyhow.
“Budget hearings be like national self-examination. Na time wey we go ask ourselves serious questions. Wetin dey happen for this country? Where we dey go? You no fit dey just dey follow old patterns, we go change am!” Akpabio suggest.
He also remind us say e no go dey easy for the country as we dey pass through hard reforms, but dey optimistic say dem fit turn things around. Dem don dey do plenty reforms wey go help stabilise economy, and him insist say dis budget must work.
Barau Jibrin, the Deputy President, also shake table. Him talk say dem no go allow any Ministry escape budget defence. If you no fit come explain wetin you wan use money do, dem go shift your money give people wey go use am well.
According to the big boys for Senate, e go require correct fiscal management, tax reforms and infrastructure delivery to bring change wey we dey hope for. If dis one work, then Nigeria fit see beta days ahead!
Dem even get figures, wey dey show say for 2026, dem dey target N33.19 trillion as revenue but dem go spend N58.47 trillion, leaving debt wey reach N25.27 trillion. Na wah o, but na so e be!
But no worry, with all these commitments wey dey front, dem dey sure say dem go give Nigerians light at the end of the tunnel as dem dey execute the budget for the public.
So my people, make we sit down dey watch wetin go happen as dem dey draw plan to boost economy and create better life for we all. E fit be say na better time dey come!
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