The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has added its voice to the current “budget padding” impasse in the House of Representatives.

In a statement released on Monday by its Director, New Media, Deji Adeyanju the party said that the “revelations” made by a former chairman of the appropriation committee in the House, Abdulmumin Jibrin, raises more questions than answers.

The statement wondered if President Buhari was aware “that the budget he presented to NASS was “padded” by his ministers & presidential aides as Hon. Jibrin alleged in his interviews?”

See full tweets below:

… concern & bemusement. His revelations raise more questions than they give answers. 2/2

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2. The ruckus caused by these allegations call the integrity of #Budget2016 to question. This budget process has been an absolute fiasco.

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… passed by NASS. On the surface, this fact looks innocuous but is the foundation upon which the entire sham is founded. 2/2

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… Mr. President would not sign the budget until “it was cleaned up”. You will recall that this caused further delay in Mr President… 2/3

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6. This whole sham begs many questions:
Qa. Is this the cleaned up version about which Hon. Jibrin speaks?

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Would he have spoken up if he had not been relieved? 2/2

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Qc. Was Mr. President aware of that the budget he presented to NASS was “padded” by his ministers & presidential aides as Hon. Jibrin… 1/3

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… alleged in his interviews? How did the Presidency miss these “insertions” at NASS despite engaging in a clean up?… 2/3

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Qd Are insertions into the budget by NASS members illegal or do they constitute part of the oversight powers granted to legislators by CFRN?

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Qe. Should members of NASS be allowed to make “insertions” into the budget? These & other questions require answers.

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7. It is very depressing that as at today 01/08/2016 we are still debating the integrity of #Budget2016 & not the percentages of performance

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8. In 30 days, the APC led FG is required by the Fiscal Responsibility Act to submit the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) for… 1/2

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9. In the current circumstances, we are hard pressed to see how this requirement will be fulfilled within the time frame required by law.

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10. Finally we must realise that this presents an opportunity to reform the budgeting process to ensure that this charade never occurs again

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11. Hopefully, the APC will soon put its in-house squabbles behind it & pay attention to the task for which it was elected – governance.

— #VoteAndStay (@voteandstay) August 1, 2016