“Na mumu dey cut down cost of governance” – Reactions as National Assembly gets N70 billion largesse to support new lawmakers

The National Assembly, on Thursday, passed an amendment to the N819.5 billion 2022 supplementary budget, approving N70 billion to support the “working condition” of new lawmakers.

The amendment, among others, seeks to provide N500 billion palliatives to Nigerians to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal.

The amendment was passed in both the Senate and the House of Representatives a day after President Bola Tinubu sent the request to the parliament.

The breakdown of the amended N819.5 billion supplementary budget showed that N500 billion is for palliatives to cushion the effect of recent subsidy removal policy, which will be domiciled in Finance ministry.

The detail also showed that N185 billion is for Ministry of Works and Housing to alleviate the impact of the severe flooding experienced in the country in 2022 on road infrastructure across the six geopolitical zones.

The sum of N19.2 billion is allocated to Ministry of Agriculture to ameliorate the massive destruction to farmlands across the country during the severe flooding experienced last year; N35 billion to National Judicial Council; N10 billion to Federal Capital Territory Administration for critical projects and N70 billion to National Assembly to support the working conditions of new members.

Nigerians are already reacting.

National Assembly approved 70 billion naira for themselves and 8,000 naira for the people they are representing.

— Premier (@SodiqTade) July 13, 2023

Just as 70 billion for national assembly members.
All these are bribery and Nigerians are calm. https://t.co/0IvSmrCZyN

— Joe Ose (@JoeOse1) July 13, 2023

@ibeokwara
What are you and other labour party reps will do concerning that 70 billion naira to national assembly to sign BAT palliative money.
Are you all going to share from it and keep quiet. https://t.co/PGWm51wX7w

— Joe Ose (@JoeOse1) July 13, 2023

The National Assembly, on Thursday, passed an amendment to the #819.5 billion 2022 supplementary budget, approving #70 billion for the “working condition” of Federal lawmakers.

— oluyomi omosebi (@MosebiOluyomi) July 13, 2023

National Assembly approved 70 billion naira for themselves and 8,000 naira for the people they are representing.

— Hassan ibrahim (@Hassani72187543) July 13, 2023

BREAKING: Subsidy Removal: The Tinubu administration must immediately withdraw the unlawful allocation of N70 billion to the National Assembly to 'improve the working conditions of its new members.' We'll see in court if this allocation is not withdrawn.

— SERAP (@SERAPNigeria) July 13, 2023

BREAKING: National Assembly Approves N70bn As ‘Support For New Lawmakers’.???

Na mumu dey cut down cost of governance.?

— FS Yusuf (@FS_Yusuf_) July 13, 2023