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Lawmakers booing Buhari during budget presentation was ‘vote of no confidence’– PDP

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says ;lawmakers booing President Muhammadu Buhari was a vote of no confidence.

During the presentation of the 2019 budget, some lawmakers interrupted the president’s speech several times, chanting “Propaganda!”, “Lies”, among others.

Reacting to this, Kola Ologbondiyan, spokesman of the PDP, said the action of the lawmakers showed that Buhari had lost his popularity.

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He said the president came into office with a “huge goodwill” but had frittered all.

Ologbondiyan said Nigerians have decided against “incompetence, arrogance, hunger, starvation and insecurity”.

“Did you watch @MBuhari budget presentation? The legislators action serves as vote of no confidence @MBuhari came into office with huge goodwill but frittered all. Today, Nigerians have delivered their verdict against incompetence, arrogance, hunger, starvation and insecurity!” he tweeted.

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