•Says inflation pressing concern despite GDP growth
•Hints at the passage of tax reform bills
•FG’s non-release of 2024 capital vote fueling economic hardship, group insists
Adedayo Akinwale and Oghenevwede Ohwovoriole in Abuja
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen yesterday described recent stampedes in Ibadan, Abuja, and Okija in Anambra State during the distribution of palliative as a stark reminder of the socio-economic hardships facing our citizens
Abbas, who was represented by the Deputy, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, made this known while delivering a speech on the resumption of the House from the yuletide recess.
However, the National Coalition on Accountability and Probity in Governance (NCAPG) blamed the current economic hardship in the country on the federal government’s inability to release funds appropriated for the 2024 capital budget.
The group alleged that this had resulted in significant economic…
Source: Thisday Newspaper