He speaks with TOM GARBA on the controversies generated by the proposed plan by the government to spend N37 billion on the renovation of the National Assembly Complex and the stunted national economic growth. There are many thorny national issues that the Nigerian State contended with in 2019 that we just exited. On security, 2019 witness high level of security threats orchestrated by bandits, kidnappers and Boko Haram insurgents, among others. The National Assembly has also put itself on the public spotlight and criticism, with the N37 billion cleverly infused in the 2020 Budget which is intended to be used to renovate the National Assembly Complex, which was entirely built with seven billion naira about 20 years ago. Are you saying the federal lawmakers cannot help in improving the national economy?

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 08, 2020 02:37 UTC