President Tinubu says 2024 budget padding claims reflect a misunderstanding of arithmetic

President Bola Tinubu, in response to 2024 budget padding claims by Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi (PDP) representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District has said that those alleging malicious embellishment of the 2024 financial estimates lack the understanding of the arithmetic at play. The president revealed that he knew the arithmetic of the numbers that he brought to the Senate when he presented the 2024 budget and knew what he got back when it was passed. Speaking at a special Iftar with the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and other senators at the State House, Abuja, the President’s elucidation makes his first attempt at addressing the persistent allegation since it became news. Appreciating the lawmakers, particularly for the passage of the Student Loan Bill, Tinubu told the leadership of the Senate that the integrity of the National Assembly must remain intact and that his administration would always encourage cooperation for the advancement of the nation.