Adams Oshiomhole, a former national chairman of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), says if he is elected as a senator, he will
spearhead the change of the budgetary system used by the national assembly.
Many have argued that the zero-based budgeting process is
better than the envelope system currently used.
The executive arm of government largely dictates the
budgeting process to be used.
Oshiomhole is vying to be the senator representing Edo north.
Speaking on Friday at the inauguration of his campaign
council in Auchi, the former governor of Edo said he is concerned about the way
the national assembly handles budgets.
“I am troubled by the way we manage our budget at the
national assembly. I want to go there and argue on the floor of the assembly
that we should change our budgetary system. Our budget must work for the
people,” NAN quoted him as saying.
“I want to be a senator — not a senator sharing grinding
machines for widows, buying motorbikes or Keke NAPEPs for 10 out of 10,000
youths.
“I don’t need to be a senator to support widows and youths.
I have done that and I am still doing that. Today, I am paying school fees for
people who don’t have money to go to school.”
According to him, Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the
APC, is the most qualified candidate for the presidency.
“They are throwing stones at him because they have seen that
they can’t dispute his performance,” he said.
“They said he didn’t go to school but they say he was the
treasurer of Mobil oil company. Will an oil company employ someone as chief
accountant or treasurer if he didn’t go to school?
“You have seen how
Tinubu transformed Lagos. When he sees a performing young person, he mentors
and grooms him to become a leader.”
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