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How will you make sure fiscal discipline isn't only asked of ordinary people?

I believe government must stop pretending that fiscal discipline begins only when ordinary Nigerians are asked to make sacrifices. Government expenditure, tax concessions, import waivers, revenue exemptions, duplicated projects, and abandoned projects all need to face the same scrutiny. Waste should be checked everywhere, not just in the areas that affect you directly.

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Article on X Article by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/2097745799593841116 2026-09-09 ›
“What is the purpose of a revenue boom if liabilities remain enormous? What is the meaning of record allocations if governments continue borrowing and citizens cannot see a corresponding improvement in their standard of living? Revenue is not an achievement merely because it enters a government account. The achievement is what that revenue buys, what debts it settles, what infrastructure it delivers and how much better it makes the lives of the people.” Atiku said the administration must also stop pretending that fiscal discipline begins only when ordinary Nigerians require relief, insisting that government expenditure, tax concessions, import waivers, revenue exemptions, duplicated projects, abandoned projects and other areas of potential waste must be subjected to the same scrutiny.
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