A former Minister of Education in Nigeria, Obiageli Ezekwesili has described as “hopeless” the 2023 budget signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday.
Ezekwesili, who has never hidden her disdain for the Buhari-led administration’s policies, asked Nigerians to get prepared to vote out Buhari’s party in the next general elections.
“this is the summary of the HOPELESS Budget Buhari signed into Law yesterday,” she wrote
She listed the budget as containing a total expenditure of N21.83trillion while the rotal revenue is N9.73trillion.
The former minister condemned the budget for having deficit that is larger than the Revenue by about N12.00 trillion.
“You all better get your PVCs ready because…” she wrote on her verified twitter handle on Wednesday.
President Buhari had said that the Ministry of budget and national planning would give. breakdown of the fiscal layout in its next briefing.
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