The Former governor of Anambra State and the Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 Nigeria General and Presidential Election, Mr. Peter Obi has stated his readiness to continue speaking about the 2024 Budget which he believed has many negative consequences on the common Nigeria.
Obi in his series if tweets monitored by Newsarrow is protesting against the budgets given to the house of assembly hospitals which is more than the allocated budget to the teaching hospitals in Nigeria.
I will remain persistent in my expressions of deep concern about the 2024 budget because of its critical importance to the lives of the citizens especially the poor in our midst. I will continue to do so until the end of the year as a matter of patriotic engagement.
This is because the many negatives of the budget have far-reaching implications for the development of our dear nation and the well-being of our citizens. It is evident that there are items in the budget that do not align with our current circumstances,and it is imperative to call for a review and appropriate virement. Allocating our scarce resources to high-priority areas of need is essential for the well-being of the nation. For instance, allocating N15 billion solely for the National Assembly hospital is unacceptable
especially when it exceeds five times the budgetary allocation to The National Hospital or the combined capital vote of our six major teaching hospitals across the nation, namely; University College Hospital, Ibadan; University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu;Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria; Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife; Jos University Teaching Hospital and University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital. This disparity reflects a low level of care for the rest of society.
Peter Obi