The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has called on the National Assembly to immediately conduct a comprehensive forensic review of the 2026 Appropriation Act following reports of over ₦210 billion in alleged duplicated and overlapping budget allocations.
The former vice president, through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, described the alleged duplication as further evidence of what he termed poor fiscal management by the Federal Government.
According to him, the controversy comes at a time when Nigerians are grappling with rising inflation, high unemployment and worsening economic conditions despite the administration’s economic reforms.
“For more than three years, Nigerians have been subjected to relentless hardship. They were told that fuel subsidy removal, exchange rate unification, higher taxes and rising tariffs were bitter pills that would eventually restore economic stability. Yet today, the same government cannot explain how more than ₦210 billion found
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