The Federal Government has criticized Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party in the election scheduled for February 25, for his remarks regarding the recently adopted supplemental budget.
Obi’s remark that the supplemental budget was insensitive to the people was condemned by the FG, which pointed out that it is a “bold and pragmatic response” to urgent national concerns.
Obi had bemoaned in a post on his X handle on Wednesday that even though President Bola Tinubu had signed the supplemental budget at a “late” point in the year, it had neglected to include “urgent items of national welfare.”
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The former governor of Anambra State denounced the FG’s action as “insensitive” and “uncaring.”
The budget that Tinubu signed into law on Wednesday, according to Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris, was a manifestation of the administration’s “bold and pragmatic response to the pressing and economic challenges Nigeria currently faces.”
This was disclosed in a statement released on Thursday by Rabiu Ibrahim, the minister’s special assistant for media, a copy of which our correspondent was able to get.
In order to strengthen the nation’s economic foundations and enhance the living conditions of Nigerians, Idris urged “the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate to take the time and effort to familiarize himself with the details of the N2.17 trillion 2023 Supplementary Budget, which includes allocations for essential sectors: security, agriculture and food security, works and housing, wage increase for workers, student loan scheme, and social safety nets, among others.”