Alleged budget padding: The lawmakers are thieves- Obasanjo says
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo today said the allegations of budget padding by Speaker Yakubu and thirteen other members of the House of Representatives shows that the lawmakers are thieves and have proven his comments in 2012 when he described the National Assembly as an institution filled with rogues and armed robbers. Speaking in a telephone interview with Premiumtimes , Obasanjo said President Buhari should not release funds for the constituency projects of the lawmakers.