Buhari shows empathy for every section of Nigeria in 2018 budget, says Senator Abe
The senator representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, has said that the content of the 2018 Appropriation Bill showed that President Muhammadu Buhari has empathy for every section of the country.
Senator Abe stated this while speaking to newsmen after President Buhari presented the Appropriation Bill before a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja.
He said: “I think for every section of the country, the president has some empathy and some feeling for what people thought and I think that is very good.”
The senator expressed joy that the President attached great importance to the ongoing-Bodo/Bonny Road project and the clean-up of Ogoni environment, all in Rivers State.
Abe, who is also the Chairman, Senate Committee on FERMA, further expressed joy that President Buhari was emphatic about the importance of engagement and increase in the budget of the Ministry of Niger Delta.
“I was very happy with the presentation and like I have said severally, the President has something for everybody. In Rivers State, he was very emphatic on the importance of the Bodo/Bonny road, on Ogoni clean-up and the Niger Delta.
“He also talked about the importance of engagement and increase in the budget of the Niger Delta Ministry. He provided funding for the amnesty office, being some of the things that the former government decided to scrap at the end of last year.”
Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt
