Aliyu Wamakko, former governor of Sokoto state, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s proposed 2016 budget as “the best in the recent history of Nigeria.”
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According to Premium Times, Mr. Wammako has commended the proposed 2016 budget, which is believed to give 30% allocation to capital projects. The senator also mentioned the importance of economic diversification, stressing the government’s intention to develop other economic spheres and take away focus from oil revenues.
“No civilian administration came nearer to 30 percent allocation to capital projects. This is really commendable. Past administrations mainly allocated everything to the recurrent vote. We must commend President Buhari for this populist-oriented budget, which will address infrastructure deficit in the country.
We are happy that we have a president who courageously seeks to address the issue of economic diversification. Remember, our old universities such as Ahmadu Bello University, Obafemi Awolowo University and University of Nigeria, Nsukka, were not built with oil money. So it is obvious Nigeria can survive without oil revenues.
The three major areas I highlighted – agriculture, solid minerals and tourism – will take Nigeria out of its problems when harnessed. We will forget about oil completely. The budget also gives a major check to address the educational challenges in Nigeria, including teacher quality, school enrolment and retention, training and retraining, among other issues.”
Source: Naij.com, Premium Times
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