The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has called for a “total review” of the 2024 budget, Channels Television can authoritatively report.
In a statement published via the X platform on Monday, Obi said the need for a review stemmed from recent controversies surrounding the allocations of resources in the budget.
“Having followed the controversies trailing the 2024 budget, and having read some of the budgetary provisions and allocations of resources, I wish to respectfully appeal for a total review of the entire budget,” he said.
According to him, Nigeria is home to 20 million out-of-school children, adding that Nigeria needs “to take our children off the streets and give them access to basic education.”
Obi noted the need to allocate adequate funding to critical sectors such as security, poverty alleviation, food security, and power supply.
