NDC: Tinubu Spends Big on Campaign Propaganda, Neglects Security, Health Budgets
* Opposition party questions release of only 7% of 2025 defence capital allocation Sunday Aborisade in Abuja The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of prioritising
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of prioritizing political propaganda and patronage over crucial national development needs. The opposition party contends that the government’s spending priorities have led to the underfunding of sectors like defence, healthcare, education, and infrastructure.
National Campaign Council Spokesperson Dr. Chiogo Constance Ikokwu made these allegations, demanding verifiable figures on the allocation of budget funds for 2024, 2025, and 2026, as well as expenditure on political publicity and patronage. The NDC questioned how the administration could claim financial constraints while benefiting from the removal of fuel subsidies and increased taxation, as well as the scale of political advertisements, donations, and gifts distributed.
The party highlighted the poor release of funds for defence and healthcare capital expenditure, with only 7% of the Defence Capital Budget and N36 million of the N218 billion allocated to health capital expenditure being released in 2025.
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