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| Chief Chekwas Okorie. |
The
United Progressive Party (UPP) commends President Muhammadu Buhari on his
excellent performance in presenting the 2019 Appropriation Bill at the joint
session of the National Assembly on Wednesday 19 December, 2018. It is a budget
of hope, consolidation and restoration that will take Nigerians to the next
level.
The
63% performance of the 2018 budget is the highest in relative terms, that the
nation has witnessed since the return of democracy in 1999. The economy is out
of recession and fairly stabilized to usher in prosperity to the citizenry.
The
giant strides in agriculture are almost revolutionary, the infrastructural
development across the country is unprecedented despite the late passage of the
2018 budget by the National Assembly. President Buhari’s decision to complete
abandoned projects awarded by previous governments not minding the obnoxious
political leaning of beneficiaries of the contracts, is the hallmark of
progressive leadership. It is patriotism at full display.
This
further reaffirms and justifies the decision of the United Progressive Party
(UPP) to support President Buhari’s reelection bid. Four more years of Buhari’s
Presidency is essential in our collective quest for sustainable development in
Nigeria.
The
good performance of the 2018 budget under President Buhari’s watch is a pointer
to a greater performance of the 2019 budget if reelected in the February 2019
Presidential poll.
The
dishonourable conduct of those members of the National Assembly that
unashamedly set aside a matter of national importance such as the budget
presentation in favour of uncivil and rancorous behavior is a national
embarrassment to say the least.
We
have no doubt that the manipulation of elections since the return of democracy
in Nigeria paved the way for some people of low character and poor upbringing
to become members of the National Assembly, The Nigerian electorate is
rational. Given a credible, transparent, free and fair elections, people who do
not know the difference between partisan interests and matters of crucial
national importance that transcend party lines will not be elected into the
National Assembly to disgrace the nation in this manner. Freedom of legislators
to express themselves in unfettered manner while sitting in the National
Assembly is no excuse for rascality. The Hallowed Chambers of the National
Assembly was thoroughly desecrated on December 19, 2018, a date that will go
down in history as one of the lowest points in the history of our presidential
democracy.
The
clear implication of the primitive conduct of some members of the National
Assembly is that the consideration and the passing into an Act of the national
Assembly, of the 2019 Appropriation Bill shall be settled on partisan loyalty
instead of the merits or demerits of the budget proposal. This is sad indeed.
We
commend President Buhari for remaining focused during the budget presentation
in spite of the distractions of these uncouth lawmakers. It reaffirms his
strong determination to take Nigeria to the next level.
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