Former military head of state General Yakubu Gowon has expressed dismay over the issue of budget padding under the Buhari led administration, and wondered why it became the order of the day in Nigeria, saying such never occurred during his administration.
He, urged government not to allow anyone found guilty of budget padding to go scot free to serve as deterrent to others. His words: “ If that is true. If anybody is doing that, the person should be checked and stopped to ensure that such does not occur in the future.
“We didn’t do it during my time. We had Chief Obafemi Awolowo in-charge of our finance and he taught us to survive without borrowing. He was a great finance minister. Such (budget padding) should stop, there is no point doing that”, he added.
