By Moboluwade Tobiloba
President Muhammadu Buhari has budgeted the sum of over N5.1 trillion to service stolen funds that plunged the nation into debts.
This was according to the lawmaker representing Kazaure/Roni/Gwiwa/Yankwashi Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Muhammed Gudaji Kazaure.
He spoke with journalists after the presentation of 2022’s N16.4 trillion budget by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly on Thursday.
The lawmaker explained that the bar of corruption battle has been lowered and those who stole funds have escaped only for the country to pay up debts at the expense of commoners.
Kazaure, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, said the so-called debts of the nation was the funds stolen, adding that the appropriate thing for Buhari administration to do was to pursue the stolen funds and assets stashed abroad and recover them for the nation.
He further lamented that the debts the country has accumulated so far should be have been used to develop the country, rather it has been used to settle more debts.
“The money that was supposed to be invested in education, railways, health, security and other critical infrastructure would be used to service debts in 2022. The debt that are in individual’s pockets.
“Go round the country, and see the type of buildings some privileged persons and government officials are living and they said, they’re fighting corruption. Go to Maitama in Abuja, Lagos, Port harcourt, you will see people living in mansion and they are government officials.
“Did they acquire mansions with their salaries and we said we are fighting corruption? If we are really fighting corruption, we will not borrow money. It’s embarrassing,” he said.
