FEATURED
Jeers, Cheers As Buhari Presents 2019 Budget Proposal To National Assembly
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presenting the 2019 budget proposal to the National Assembly amid cheers and jeers.
Wednesday’s budget presentation is markedly different from previous ones as it started with a rowdy session and the President’s speech is being repeatedly interrupted by cheers and jears.
It all started with his arrival.
As the President, who arrived at the National assembly around 12:40 pm, walked into the chamber, he was received with both cheers and jeers.
While his supporters praised him, opposition lawmakers booed him and sang freedom songs.
After pausing for the National Anthem, the chamber became rowdy again as several lawmakers began booing him.
It took the intervention of the Senate President before the session began. But the situation is being repeated throughout the President’s speech, especially whenever he mentions an achievement by his government or its intentions and targets.
As the President mentioned each achievement by his government, they chorused, ‘No!’.
In a bid to defend the President, the All Progressives Congress lawmakers raised their voices to drown the scoffing opposition.
When the President said, “We have weathered the storms and made progress on every front,” the opposition lawmakers screamed, “Nooooo! Boooo!”
There was also uproar after the president said that the economy has recovered from the recession.
Noticeably irked by the tantrums and palpable disquiet in the House, President Buhari said to the parliamentarians “The world is watching us and we are supposed to be above this.”
This, however, did not quite the uproar, as the lawmakers continued to jeer and cheer even after the President had ended his presentation.
The session came to a close with protests in words and songs, even as Yakubu Dogara, the Speaker of the House of Representatives was hushed and his remarks brought to an abrupt end.
Navy Rescues Bayelsa Commissioner, 6 Others After Boat Mishap; Police Officer Missing
2027 Election: Tinubu Approves Ibom Seaport After Eno Promises 2m Votes
NARD Threatens Nationwide Strike Over Bill Seeking Six-Month Jail Term for Doctors
2027: Okowa Appoints Ifeajika, Chiazor To Lead Media Team For Delta North Senate Race
Troops Arrest Notorious Terrorism Suspect in Kaduna, Target Dogo Gide’s Hideout
Two IDPs Hospitalised as Snakebites Surge Across Benue as SEMA Raises Alarm
NDLEA Raises Alarm Over Foreign Drug Cartels, Arrests 3 South Africans
No Ceasefire With Boko Haram, DHQ Declares, Says 435 Terrorists Killed
Africa Made It Launches ‘Power, Protect And Purchase’ To Unlock $34bn From Cotton Industry
Court Rejects Torture Claims, Admits Statements of Alleged Coup Plotters
Tinubu Storms Akwa Ibom Friday For Project Commissioning, Heads To Rivers Saturday For APC Rally
Reps Dismiss Petition Seeking Review of NIPCO Gas Distribution Licences
2027: Okowa Says Delta Targets Over 2 Million Votes For Tinubu, APC
Oborevwori, Okowa, Onowakpo Canvass Support for Tinubu as Delta APC Flags Off 2027 Campaign in Oleh
Keyamo Hails Court Ruling Sacking Mark-Led ADC Leadership, Invalidating Atiku’s Candidacy
