The Governor of Kogi state,
Yahaya Bello on Wednesday described lawmakers who made the proposed 2019 budget
presentation by President Muhammadu Buhari rowdy as a bunch of poorly-trained
lawmakers at their youthful age.
According to him, the lawmakers’
actions at the joint section of National Assembly on Wednesday show they are
not just self-centered, but bent on destroying Nigeria and its democracy.
Bello said this while speaking
with State House correspondents at the end of the Anchor Borrowers Programme
Gala Night at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday night.
Buhari on Wednesday while reading
2019 budget, was booed and interrupted by lawmakers of opposition parties each
time he mentioned an achievement by his administration.
As the President mentioned each
achievement, the protesters chorused, ‘No!’ Lie! Boo!’ ‘Propaganda!’
The APC lawmakers made a counter
move by cheering the President, ‘Sai Baba!’ Both sides raised their voices as
Buhari read the budget.
The actions of the lawmaker made
the President to remind the aggrieved lawmakers that, “The world is watching us
and we are supposed to be above this”.
The governor, however, noted that
President Buhari remained calm despite the provocations from the lawmakers and
displayed his fatherly love for Nigeria.
Asked his reaction to the drama
that played out during the budget proposal presentation, Bello said “Well,
first of all, two distinct human beings. A father and a gentleman who has the
interest of the country at heart, President Muhammadu Buhari has displayed his
stuff and those who are selfish, self-centred and bent on destroying this
country and democracy have also shown themselves today.
“As I said sometimes back that
when you have a child that is not well trained by his parents, he will
constitute a menace to the society. And that is what we witnessed today at the
National Assembly.
“The National Assemblies are
supposed to be made of men and women of character and integrity. We’ve seen
those who constitute such class of human being today and those that constitute
a menace to the society in the National Assembly today.
“But above all, I thank God and
thank President for a wonderful presentation of 2019 Budget estimates and which
we all believe will take Nigeria to the next level by the grace of God.”
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