– The impasse that has trailed the 2016
budget will soon be over
– President Muhammadu Buhari is
optimistic that the budget when passed will
put smile on the faces of Nigerians
– His position was made known by Nigeria’s
information minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed
President Muhammadu Buhari has promised
Nigerians that the 2016 budget will bring
smile to their faces after its implementation.
The president’s position was made known by
the minister of information, national
orientation and culture; Alhaji Lai
Mohammed at an event.
President Muhammadu Buhari
Alhaji Mohammed represented the president
at the official launch of a book titled:’ ‘Who
will love my country: Ideas of building the
Nigeria of our dreams” written by Deputy
Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu
at the International Conference Centre,
Abuja yesterday, April 27.
The president said: ”Our 2016 budget is
designed precisely to bring millions of our
people out of poverty, enhance the living
conditions of the citizens and bring smiles to
their faces.
”Our 500 billion naira social intervention social
intervention fund which is unprecedented will
among others, create jobs, for 500,000
unemployed graduates, 370,000 unemployed
non-graduates, provides loans for one million
Nigerians, including market men and women
as well as artisans to start up small
businesses.
”It will feed 4.5 million school children, ensure
cash transfers, to the most vulnerable citizens,
and provides scholarship and bursary to
students studying science, technology,
engineering and mathematics.”
President Buhari praised Senator
Ekweremadu for taking time out of his busy
schedule to write the book which he said
will contribute to the knowledge body of the
nation.
”The author demonstrated in the book that
Nigerians can only build a Nigeria of their
dreams if they make bold efforts to love her
above their individual and narrow interests.
”Let me say here that there is no controverting
the critical issues raised by the author, and
that indeed for this government, these words
amount to preaching to the converted,” the
president noted.
Meanwhile, Senate president, Bukola Saraki
has announced that all the grey areas in the
2016 budget have been finally resolved.
budget will soon be over
– President Muhammadu Buhari is
optimistic that the budget when passed will
put smile on the faces of Nigerians
– His position was made known by Nigeria’s
information minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed
President Muhammadu Buhari has promised
Nigerians that the 2016 budget will bring
smile to their faces after its implementation.
The president’s position was made known by
the minister of information, national
orientation and culture; Alhaji Lai
Mohammed at an event.
President Muhammadu Buhari
Alhaji Mohammed represented the president
at the official launch of a book titled:’ ‘Who
will love my country: Ideas of building the
Nigeria of our dreams” written by Deputy
Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu
at the International Conference Centre,
Abuja yesterday, April 27.
The president said: ”Our 2016 budget is
designed precisely to bring millions of our
people out of poverty, enhance the living
conditions of the citizens and bring smiles to
their faces.
”Our 500 billion naira social intervention social
intervention fund which is unprecedented will
among others, create jobs, for 500,000
unemployed graduates, 370,000 unemployed
non-graduates, provides loans for one million
Nigerians, including market men and women
as well as artisans to start up small
businesses.
”It will feed 4.5 million school children, ensure
cash transfers, to the most vulnerable citizens,
and provides scholarship and bursary to
students studying science, technology,
engineering and mathematics.”
President Buhari praised Senator
Ekweremadu for taking time out of his busy
schedule to write the book which he said
will contribute to the knowledge body of the
nation.
”The author demonstrated in the book that
Nigerians can only build a Nigeria of their
dreams if they make bold efforts to love her
above their individual and narrow interests.
”Let me say here that there is no controverting
the critical issues raised by the author, and
that indeed for this government, these words
amount to preaching to the converted,” the
president noted.
Meanwhile, Senate president, Bukola Saraki
has announced that all the grey areas in the
2016 budget have been finally resolved.
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