Accusing members of the National assembly of attempting to sabotage FG’s effort at speeding up development projects in critical areas, Prof Akintola said that the National assembly were trying to ignite anger among electorate
Director, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Professor Ishaq Akintola, has tagged Nigeria Lawmakers as enemy of the state as he comments on the irregularities of the passed 2018 budget.
He said this in a press release which he made available to newsmen on Thursday.
“It is very glaring that members of the NASS are proving beyond any reasonable doubt that they are enemies of the people. They are holding the nation to ransom. Nigerians must remember that this same NASS claimed that the budget was lost after receiving it from the executive. This caused a long delay. NASS is frustrating efforts of the Federal Government to provide critical infrastructure” he said.
Accusing members of the National assembly of attempting to sabotage FG’s effort at speeding up development projects in critical areas, Prof Akintola said that the National assembly were trying to ignite anger among electorate.
“MURIC sees signs of deliberate attempt to sabotage FG’s efforts at speeding up developmental projects in critical areas. This is very significant as we approach the 2019 general elections. Good performance in those areas and completion of the projects were being touted as likely to skew votes in the direction of President Buhari while failure to finish them are most likely to ignite anger among the electorate in the affected areas” he said.
Lamenting over the manipulation of the 2018 budget by the National Assembly, the group leader accused the lawmakers of deliberately delaying the passage of the budget so as to avoid deep scrutiny.
“2018 budget was deliberately delayed for seven good months to railroad the executive into signing under duress since very little time will be left for scrutinizing. This informed President Buhari’s remark yesterday that he was signing the budget to avoid total economic shutdown. We salute Mr. President for this altruism” he further said.
Further tagging the eighth NASS as the worst in the history of Nigeria, Prof Akintola accused the lawmakers of playing politics with the lives of Nigerians
“These people are playing politics with the lives of Nigerians. Our people are being made to suffer because selfish lawmakers do not want progress to be registered during this Buhari regime. This is politics of pettiness and bitterness. It is ‘bolekaja’ diplomacy. Patriotism has fled from Nigeria’s hallowed chambers. Politicking is set aside in other climes in the interest of the nation. That is why America and Britain are great today. But not in Nigeria. The good man at the top who wants to liberate the people must be rendered useless even if it means citizens have to whistle for their dinner” he said.
The group leader however called on Nigerians to pray in Unison for the Nation.
President Muhammadu Buhari had yesterday lamented over the changes made by the National assembly on the 2018 budget.