HURIWA wants Buhari, Osinbajo’s food, travels budget slashed to support

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Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has told President Muhammadu Buhari to slash the N11.92 billion captured

in the N20.51 trillion 2023 budget proposal for food and travels for him and his vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, to N1 billion and allot the N10.92 billion balance to farmers and victims of flooding to grow the nation’s agriculture sector.

According to the Federal Government, about $100 million have been spent on nourishing 10 million pupils under the National School Feeding Programme. Also, Nigeria was ranked 103 out of 121 countries in the 2022 Global Hunger Index , a position that signified the nation has a serious level of hunger.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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