House of Reps Faults 2022 Budget Says N134 Billion Allocated to NASS is Too Small

Date: 15-10-2021 10:58 am (2 years ago) | Author: kacy lee
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The spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, says the N134 billion allocated to the national assembly in the 2022 budget is too small, given that the Naira and purchasing power have weakened considerably in the last couple of years.

Addressing the press on Thursday, Kalu said: “The reality of the national assembly budget at N134 billion, I can assure you, and you can throw the stones and do the name-calling, and call us anything you want to call us, but I am willing to take the name-calling as long as the truth is said outside here.

"Many people would ask, ‘are you saying that the money is not enough?’ That is the truth. If you look at the committees and their responsibilities — the work they need to do — they need money to do it and the purchasing power of the money has gone low. It is affecting them, especially on oversight functions.

“The amount of money needed to go on oversight (visits) is no longer sufficient for the job to be done. I stood up (on the floor) to call on the national assembly to review this N134 billion, because there is no need trying to sound acceptable to Nigerians and we are unable to do the job that you have asked us to do. We can be praised for not changing the budget, but the job you asked us to do remains undone.

“There is no wisdom in that. The wisdom is in you understanding that the purchasing power of the budget of the national assembly can no longer take them to fulfil responsibility assigned to them by the constitution. It has been going down from 2019 till date, and this is the reality."

Lawmakers in the national assembly have received plenty of flak from members of the public for humongous salaries and allowances, since Nigeria returned to democratic governance in 1999.

Posted: at 15-10-2021 10:58 AM (2 years ago) | Addicted Hero
- constigoldo at 15-10-2021 11:45 AM (2 years ago)
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Is it too small, to spend the money is the only thing you are doing there.The masses are managing, you should learn to manage too.
Posted: at 15-10-2021 11:45 AM (2 years ago) | Hero
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- gogoman at 15-10-2021 12:43 PM (2 years ago)
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of course its too small... why una no kuku collect all the money and spend am  Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes
Posted: at 15-10-2021 12:43 PM (2 years ago) | Grande Master
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- Boi2Man at 15-10-2021 02:24 PM (2 years ago)
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- kellyonly at 15-10-2021 05:49 PM (2 years ago)
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What are they even doing there, siting few days a month saying those against say "nail", those in support say hi. Useless pipo, keep on borrowing to share
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