Obi Berates Tinubu Over ₦142Bn Approved for 6 Bus Terminals
……whereas budget of all teaching hospitals is about N100 billion
The Labour Party 2023 presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi has lampooned President Bola Tinubu for approving ₦142 billion to construct six bus terminals.
Obi said this was another evidence of misplaced priority, adding that “he difference between the success and failure of the development in any nation is how you prioritise your scarce resources.”
Obi noted that the entire budget of all the teaching hospitals in the country is not more than N100 billion yet the government is spending N142 billion on bus terminals.
“The recent announcement that a sum of ₦142 billion has been approved by the Federal Government for the construction of one bus terminal in each of our six geopolitical zones further affirms the lack of competence, lack of focus and poor leadership.
“In the 2024 budget, which is the operational budget today, the entire budget of all the teaching hospitals across all the federal universities in the country, as well as the federal psychiatric centres, is under ₦100 billion, yet the government has approved ₦142 billion for bus terminals.
“This is disturbing, considering that Health is one of the most critical areas of development, which is deteriorating and remains grossly underfunded. WHO recently reported that over 20 million Nigerians are living with mental health issues.
“This is not only a misplaced priority but a tragic irony of our country. This is not governance,” Obi stated.
