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Senator Ben Murray-Bruce slams FG over Budgetary allocations
Senator representing Bayelsa East constituency, Ben Murray-Bruce has berated the federal government over some budgetary allocations.
In a series of tweets on Tuesday morning, Murray-Bruce said:
With the way we in govt treat Nigerians, I sometimes suspect that our people will prefer to go to hell if our leaders are found in heaven!
— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) February 7, 2017
The budget for catering equipment for Aso Rock can pay minimum wage for 10,000 Nigerians. What happened to equipment budgeted for last year?
— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) February 7, 2017
The 2.9 billion voted for honoraria for the presidency and its agencies in a recession can feed 1 million starving IDPS in NE for 2 months!
— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) February 7, 2017
With a minimum wage of ₦18,000 the ₦250 million budgeted for the Vice President’s gatehouse can pay the salaries of 13,888 Nigerians!
— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) February 7, 2017
