Senator representing Oyo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli has defended the 2024 budget, saying that it will be beneficial to Nigerians, as the president is determined to return the country to the path of Economic prosperity.
The lawmaker who stated this while featuring on a programme in Ibadan, urged them to continue supporting President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Alli, the Senate Committee Chairman on Electoral Matters, emphasised that the president was leaving no stone unturned to return Nigeria to economic prosperity.
“The 2024 Budget is different from the 2023 budget. We’ve been running a deficit budget for several years. The reality today is that the percentage of deficit is less than what it used to be.
“Today, we have more money to conserve as a result of improvement in revenue generation. President Tinubu is doing very well. May God bless him and give him good health.
“We are going to get there. It may not be really visible, but there have been lots of improvements. You can also see that those taking billions have not been spared,” he said.
Speaking on the distribution of cash to the vulnerable, Alli said it was not the best, but better than not doing anything at all.
He acknowledged the hardship Nigerians were going through which he said would soon be over and urged them to persevere.
“I am Nigerian and know things are very hard today. This hardship is temporary and will soon be over. It is just like pouring iodine on a sour, at first it will be painful and later dry off.
“Giving cash is not the best, but a stop gap. It is better to give it than not doing anything at all,” he said.
