…Asks N/Assembly to probe figures, spending framework
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has challenged President Bola Tinubu to explain the N12.8 trillion allocated under the Service-Wide Vote (SWV) in the 2026 budget, describing the provision as an unprecedented threat to transparency and fiscal responsibility.
Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2027 poll, said the massive allocation raised serious questions about the management of public funds and demanded a line-by-line investigation by the National Assembly.
In a statement by Phrank Shaibu, his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Atiku said the concentration of 84% of the 2026 budget in just 10 ministries, departments and agencies, including the N12.8 trillion parked under the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, suggested an “architecture for opaque and unaccountable spending.”
He noted that the SWV allocation rose from N638 billion in the 2025 budget to N12.8 trillion in the
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