Daily Post Nigeria Presidential jet: Tinubu, NASS, govs indulging in worst fiscal rascality – Oby Ezekwesili Home News Politics Metro Entertainment Sport News Presidential jet: Tinubu, NASS, govs indulging in worst fiscal rascality – Oby Ezekwesili Published on August 20, 2024 By Seun Opejobi Former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili, has accused President Bola Tinubu, the National Assembly, and state governor of indulging in the worst display of fiscal rascacity. Ezekwesili accused Tinubu, NASS, and state governors of spending scarce public funds on projects and luxuries while Nigeria is highly overburdened with debts of all kinds. Her remark is coming when the presidency procured a presidential jet worth N150million for Tinubu’s usage.
But, in a post on his X page titled: “The Obscene Indulgence of our Political and Public Officials in a Season of Famine,” the former minister, the former minister wrote: “What a big shame on the @NigeriaGov of @NGRPresident @officialABAT and the lawmakers @nassnigeria! The worst display of fiscal rascality is when political and public leaders of a country that is highly overburdened with debts of all kinds, choose to spend scarce public resources on prestige projects and luxuries. “Imagine the @NGRPresident and his Vice, @NGRSenate and @HouseNGR of @nassnigeria and the Governors of mostly unviable 36 states enjoying obscene luxuries while asking the Poor “to sacrifice for the future”. “Something will have to give someday .