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The Federal government and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are still at war, this follows the APC's decision to block the consideration of the 2014 national budget.
Speaking on behalf of the government, Mr. Labaran Maku, Minister of Information said that there was no justification for anybody to ask his cronies to stop the nation's budget. He said, "They (APC members) are not yet in power yet they are already threatening the live-wire of the country; so, how can we then trust them with power?".
Speaking further Maku said,"We must separate narrow, negative partisan politics from the survival of our people. So we believe that every budget needs to be robustly debated by the National Assembly but not on the standpoint that my party asked me to stop passing the budget. Then Nigerians must hold them to account.
"If tomorrow they come to power what are we to expect? It means the nation will not have a budget? This is very serious; no argument is acceptable for anybody to go and ask people to block a budget. So these arguments pale into insignificance when you look at the real danger that that kind of call places on the life wire of Nigeria.
Maku also seized the opportunity to lash at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC. He likened Atiku to Fulani nomads whose stock in trade as cattle rearers is to consistently move from one place to another.
Speaking on behalf of the government, Mr. Labaran Maku, Minister of Information said that there was no justification for anybody to ask his cronies to stop the nation's budget. He said, "They (APC members) are not yet in power yet they are already threatening the live-wire of the country; so, how can we then trust them with power?".
Speaking further Maku said,"We must separate narrow, negative partisan politics from the survival of our people. So we believe that every budget needs to be robustly debated by the National Assembly but not on the standpoint that my party asked me to stop passing the budget. Then Nigerians must hold them to account.
"If tomorrow they come to power what are we to expect? It means the nation will not have a budget? This is very serious; no argument is acceptable for anybody to go and ask people to block a budget. So these arguments pale into insignificance when you look at the real danger that that kind of call places on the life wire of Nigeria.
Maku also seized the opportunity to lash at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC. He likened Atiku to Fulani nomads whose stock in trade as cattle rearers is to consistently move from one place to another.