Peter Obi seeks evaluation of 2024 budget

In an announcement on Monday through X, Obi’s name comes amid controversies surrounding the present funds and its allocation of sources.

Having followed the controversies trailing the 2024 budget, and having read some of the budgetary provisions and allocations of resources, I wish to respectfully appeal for a total review of the entire budget.

— Peter Obi (@PeterObi) March 18, 2024

“Having adopted the controversies surrounding the 2024 funds and learned a number of the budgetary provisions and allocations of sources, I want to respectfully request a complete evaluation of your entire funds,” he acknowledged.

Urging swift motion from each of the chief and legislative branches, Obi emphasised the urgency of the matter, stating, “The Government and Legislative arms ought to provoke an instantaneous evaluation of the funds as it’s nonetheless in early days of implementation intending to allow them to do pressing virement of sources to essential areas.”

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Obi is famous for allocating sufficient funding to essential sectors, such as safety, poverty alleviation, meal safety, and energy.

“The nation’s resources ought to adequately be appropriated to essential areas like safety, preventing poverty and fixing the challenges of starvation and meal insecurity, energy provide, particularly contemplating the tough instances we’re in,” he pressured.

Obi highlighted the nation’s struggles with starvation, meal insecurity, and insufficient energy.

“Now we have grown to be one of the hungriest nations on this planet and one of the crucial tough nations to live in, with meals costs consistently going out of the attainment of most Nigerians. Energy supply is abysmally poor, and Nigerians are largely in complete darkness, as over 60% are without energy supply,” he lamented.

“We now maintain the enviable place of getting the best variety of out-of-college kids, with about 20 million out-of-school kids. We must take our youngsters off the streets and provide them entry to primary schooling.

“I urge our government and legislative arms to contemplate our nation’s various challenges and re-allocate resources to those essential areas. That is the time for full sacrifice,” Obi wrote.