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BUDGET COMMENT: Falana simply wants to be relevant –Senate
The Senate says that a human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), is simply seeking relevance for his alleged statement that Acting President Yemi Osinbajo should not endorse and sign the 2017 budget.
The National Assembly had before approving the 2017 budget, added N143billion, throwing it up to N7.44trillion from the N7.39trillion presented by President Muhammadu Buhari on December 14, 2016.
Sequel to this, Falana questioned the right the National Assembly has to do that and argued that it lacks the power to increase the budget.
However, Senate spokesman, Senator Sabi Abdullahi, who spoke on behalf of the red chamber, reduced the statement to mere relevance seeking, and challenged Falana to take the Senate to court if he is sure of his views.
Read also: Why Osinbajo must not sign 2017 budget –Falana
“He (Falana) is entitled to his opinion. We have been hearing so much from him these days. It’s like he wants to comment on everything. I liken him to those they call Charlie, Charlie lawyer. He is looking for attention. Let him take us to court if he so wishes.
“In any case, 2019 is by the corner, let him contest and come to the National Assembly so as to show us the legal things. Let him come and consolidate and do the legal things, he can come to point out the illegal things to us,” he said.
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