By Oluwadara Akingbohungbe
Labor Party candidate in the February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi, has criticized the 2023 supplementary budget, saying it is evidence of the federal government’s indifference and insensitivity to the needs of the country. demand of the masses.
Obi lamented that the budget did not take into account the “emergency and urgent national needs” of the country.
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed the N2.17 trillion Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2023 into law.
On October 16, 2023, the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Abubakar Bagudu, said the majority of the N605 billion was earmarked for security, to further strengthen the capacity of the armed forces and security agencies to address current and emerging national security challenges.
