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Thursday, 11 February 2016

Lai Mohammed disowns ministry’s N398m Votes For Computers

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed yesterday disowned the N398 million his ministry voted for the purchase of computers in their 2016 budget. During the defence of the ministry's 2016 budget before the Senate Committee on Information, Lai Mohammed said the N230 million and N168 million voted for the purchase of computers for the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and the National Film and Video Censors Board was strange to him


“No, that is not possible. That was definitely not what was proposed, this cannot be,”he told the Senate Committee members.
An official of the ministry who spoke said only N5 million was proposed for the item in the original budget of the NFVCB. A member of the committee, Senator Ben Murray Bruce, expressed his displeasure at the development surrounding the ministry's budget and also queried the fact that the needs of those in the North East were not considered in the budget.

According to Murray-Bruce, effective communication of events in the North East to residents in that region is very important. He said Radio networks and Television stations can be effectively used to manage the crisis in the North.
“It would have made more sense for the information budget of the Army to be given to the Ministry of Information to equip these stations manned by NTA and FRCN used by the military as a source of communication. For instance, if there is going to be an air raid in a particular area, we can warn the citizens to stay off that particular area. The media can be used like when Buhari did in 1983 for War against Indiscipline, War Against Corruption, so National Orientation should use the medium that we have. NTA is a phenomenal network, it has more assets than any station in the whole of Africa today, NTA must be worth 400 million dollars in the open market today.”he said

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    1. It is the PDP amongst them that increased the price. Criminals

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    2. It is the PDP amongst them that increased the price. Criminals

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    3. #budget of corruption. From the time the budget was stolen, to when it was found, to padding and Piling of the budget which leads to all these inflation from every corner. I clearly believed now that, A.P.C is a pure scam! BUSAYO say so.

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    4. #budget of corruption. From the time the budget was stolen, to when it was found, to padding and Piling of the budget which leads to all these inflation from every corner. I clearly believed now that, A.P.C is a pure scam! BUSAYO say so.

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  2. Hahahahahaha,stories dt touch








    LIB ADDICT#just passing#

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  3. For computers only? That amount is outrageous. God bless you lai mohammed.

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  4. Ok let see how it goes..Linda observe carefully

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  5. And the beat goes on! What a corruption budget.

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  6. God is a Good God. that money can purchase about 5,000 computers is it that since democracy started PDP administration never bought computers for the sectors. Leaders that care for their people will not waste such money, instead will empower the citizen to manufacture such in her own country and export than appearing behind the mask stealing money. God save this nation sha. APC please dont disappoint this Nation we take God beg una.

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  7. Every one is disowning there figures. Who then put those things there. I think they should be probed

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  8. Nna nsogbu dikwa! Linda take note!

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  9. Anything about Lie Mohammed is a lie...

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  10. CHAI........APC government is a pure scam.. Lai Mohammed (AKA) Liar Mohammed is now singing "It wasn’t me" …. This is purely #BudgetofCorruption….

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  11. Liar musa. I don't believe anything you say

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  12. Liar musa. I don't believe anything you say

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  13. APC government is a pure scam.. Lai Mohammed (AKA) Liar Mohammed is now singing "It wasn’t me" …. This is purely #BudgetofCorruption….

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  14. Lai Lie is he saying he doesn't know how the money came by; may be naa my dead ancestors come write am there naa, Change indeed.
    Linda mee k'anyi fu anya! @uchemacj

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  15. APC is just confusing themselves every day...u pple want to govern a country but u can't prepare a meaningful budget...Rubbish!

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  16. Theft strategy
    -D great anonymous now as Vivian Reginalds

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  17. Who wrote the budget they're all now disowning?

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  18. I wipe for dis country. So dis is d budget of change? D budget majority leader of d house of rep said is d best ever. Eye service is worst Dan Ebola. #budget of corruption.

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  19. Correct senator tell them abeg

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  20. Joyous babe,Linda ikeji first cousin11 February 2016 at 11:05

    OK seen.

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  21. Joyous babe,Linda ikeji first cousin11 February 2016 at 11:05

    OK seen.

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  22. Hmm, corruption everywhere. God help us

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  23. Lai Mohamed will deny that he's not Lai Mohamed, so this shouldn't be a suprise.

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  24. Please, which aspect of this year budget is real and correct as of now? I support the idea of withdrawing the budget and looking into it page by page. Also, the budget ministry should be sanctioned for this embarrassment.
    there was a country

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  25. Mr. Ben Bruce...did you say NTA has more assets than any station in the whole of Africa???
    Sir, I stand to disagree with you...head to South Africa and Egypt and you will definitely have a change of heart afterwards.
    Then thank me later

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  26. Then who are dose smuggling the figures. Drama drama ApÇ una kari Nigerians dy play.change!!!

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  27. I hope and pray that Mr. Liar Mohammed does not die from ALLERGIC REACTIONS OF TELLING THE TRUTH.

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  28. Change indeed...that kind money for which kind computers

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  29. You people are so surprised about this budget drama. But people like me are not surprise because anywhere lair lai mohammed follow Na corruption and deceit follow there. Om a real sense if at all the price of oil is dropping in the international market then we will fall back to Agriculture. But why will the ministry of information receive more money than that of Agriculture on the budget? Buhari and APC just use the ministry of information to say thank you to liar liar mohammed for the role he played in bringing APC to power.

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