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“Senators Won’t See This Budget, Just Like the Last One” – Deji Adeyanju on 2025 Budget
Activist lawyer Deji Adeyanju raised concerns on Thursday, suggesting that some senators may not have the opportunity to review the 2025 budget before it is passed into law.
Adeyanju’s comments started from conversations he had with five senators who claimed that they were never given access to the last budget, despite repeatedly requesting to see it.
According to Adeyanju, the budget was passed “with the speed of light,” without the senators having a chance to scrutinize its details.
In a post shared on X, Adeyanju expressed his worry about the current state of the country’s governance, stating, “Five senators told me they never saw the last budget after several demands; it was later passed into law with the speed of light.
I’m sure, senators won’t also see this budget, neither will they scrutinize it, and it will be passed.
This is how low we have descended as a nation.”
On Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu presented the 2025 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly.
This budget, which has been dubbed “The Restoration Budget: Securing Peace, Rebuilding Prosperity,” outlines the government’s financial priorities for the coming fiscal year.
Among the budget’s major allocations, Tinubu revealed that N4.91 trillion would be dedicated to Defence and Security, underlining the government’s focus on maintaining national security.
A significant portion, N4.06 trillion, has been earmarked for Infrastructure, reflecting an emphasis on improving the country’s physical and technological infrastructure.
Education and Health are also priorities, with N3.52 trillion allocated to Education and N2.48 trillion to Health.
Nigerian news analyst, Mahmud Jega, has shared his opinion on the recent airstrike carried out by the United States in Nigeria, stating that Nigerians should not blame President Bola Tinubu for the incident.
Jega made this statement during a recent interview, where he said he does not believe many people will hold the Tinubu administration responsible, as Donald Trump had issued threats against Nigeria long before Tinubu’s administration.
“No, I don’t think many people will blame the Tinubu administration for what is happening now because President Donald Trump, when he first made the threats, it was clearly not in coordination with the Tinubu administration or the government of Nigeria,” Jega said.
It has been reported that the United States carried out an airstrike targeting ISIS in the northwest region of Nigeria. The order was reportedly given by former U.S. President Donald Trump.
“Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS terrorist elements in northwest Nigeria,” Trump said.
He added, “I have previously warned these terrorists that if they did not stop the slaughtering of Christians, there would be hell to pay, and tonight, there was.”
The Federal Government of Nigeria has officially declared the holiday dates for the festive season.
Thursday, December 25 will be observed as Christmas Day, December 26 as Boxing Day, and Thursday, January 1 as New Year’s Day.
The declaration was made by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr. Magdalene Ajani. He also added that Nigerians should celebrate the holidays in faith and pray for the nation.
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