Dear Barrister OQ,
It would appear on
Christmas Eve, the 2016 Appropriation Bill was unveiled by the email
shared in our country Nigeria blog post. I have downloaded AM the 7 page
Bill via my home
printer HP small but effective. We await the breakdown of the
appropriation
bill 2016. We Note though that it would appear Mr President Buhari’s
regime is minded to paying debts, good, bearing in mind that government
is a continuum of what was
owed by the previous regimes.
The explanatory memorandum of the bill says N1.4 Trillion
is being proposed for debt servicing. Good, President, taking responsibility!
You would see that
the Federal Ministry of
Justice has earmarked N17Billion. That is 3 or 4 Billion less AG Adoke’s
annual budget and he left unprecedented debts including non-payment of
professional fees for cases concluded whilst he was in office and some
good old
lawyers are playing politics with reference to Adoke's investigation.
That is unacceptable!
When the budget is detailed out, we will
see from the debt services part what is dedicated perhaps to outstanding fees.
NJC has a budget on N70 Billion
INEC N45 Billion
Contribution to International
Organizations N6 Billion, perhaps after the yuletide FG, NASS will drill down the
details of these organizations Nigeria being obligated to fund as the list not yet slated.
Thank you and Christmas Blessings.
Best,
Attorney Carol Ajie
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