Politics Gowon Calls for Strict Punishment for HoR Members Who Padded 2016 Budget

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Nigeria's former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, has called for strict punishment for the lawmakers responsible for the padding of the 2016 budget, The Nation says.

Speaking on Wednesday night, he wondered why the issue had become the order of the day.

"If anybody is doing that (budget padding), the person should be checked and stopped to ensure that such does not occur in the future," Gowon said. "We didn’t it do it during my time. We had Chief Obafemi Awolowo in-charge of our finance during my time and he taught us to survive without borrowing. Such (budget padding) should stop, there is no point doing that.” .

Currently, House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara is in a war of words with sacked Chairman of Appropriations Committee, Hon. Jibrin Abdulmumin, over the budget. Both men are accusing each other of corruption and fraud.
 

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