Monday 18 January 2016

MONA LISA- The missing-switched budget

It will never make sense to me what all the fuss is about  bound pieces of paper which was first of all declared missing and then switched. 

The house speaker Dogara had declared earlier that the house of representatives' copy of the budget submitted last month to a joint session of the national assembly by the president was intact but this was before the twist about a real and fake budget. The president's envoy to the national assembly has now been accused of effecting this Mission impossible themed switch. 

A PDP legislator from Edo state Johnson Agbonayinma was a guest on Channels TV this evening and he took his time to tell Nigerians that they own [sic] it to their constituencies to unravel the twists and plot around the mystery budget. 

Mr Johnson sounded quite upset and expressed his concern about the perception of legislators on the pages of newspapers and in the public domain.  He kept saying that everyone only affiliated them to vehicles and he seemed to suggest that this "embarrassment" is an opportunity for them to prove their competence to Nigerians. 

Mr Johnson at a point described components of corruption to include stealing,  cheating and manipulation;  these are to him exactly what the switch of the budget is all about.  I wonder when the definition of corruption was changed by the PDP.

It is still a mystery to me why copies of the budget were not distributed to the legislators before they proceeded on their Christmas and new year vacation.  Where exactly were the submitted copies of the budget kept during the holidays?  Is there any evidence especially video of how the switch was carried out?  Did Ita Enang  do it himself without leaving finger prints or did he employ the services of Mossad? Who verified that the budget was indeed switched if we consider that the copies were yet to be distributed?  How did missing suddenly become switched? 

Mr Agbonayinma was convinced beyond doubt that something of epic proportions is on the table for them to bite and chew on. He sounded assured that the president couldn't have been involved but peradventure he was;  he said something which Nigerians are not prepared for could ensue. 

These guys appear to me like they are more concerned about the allocation for their vehicles and may just be grasping for bargaining chips or a blackmail tool to have their way.  Their duty should be to sit down with the budget proposal to sieve out irrelevancies,ensure it conforms with the current economic realities and represents the overall interest of Nigerians.  I'll really like to see the joker up the buba sleeves of our legislative arm of government. 

《《《《By the way I saw the list of retired military officers earmarked for investigation by the EFCC.  I must express my displeasure at the imbalance of the list.  The number of officers from my tribe appears to be double of those from other tribes combined.  This is injustice and should be roundly condemned. ..was it only Yoruba officers in the military?  What about the Efik, Nupe and Kanuri officers? Are they immune to stealing money? 》》》》

The paragraph above is just how some folks sound when they defend the ridiculous and hide behind stupid sentiments.


Originally written and posted on the 15th of January https://www.facebook.com/vladamir.oleejidenko/posts/10153976706892033?comment_id=10153983570472033&notif_t=comment_mention

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