Nigeria: South-West PDP Flays Aregbesola Over Budget

2 January 2013

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-west has promised to take on the governor of Osun State, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, for breaching the constitution by not presenting the 2013 budget before the end of last year as stipulated by the constitution.

The party, in a statement issued Tuesday by its Zonal Publicity Secretary, Hon. Kayode Babade, said the provisions of section 121 (1) of the constitution is very clear on when a governor can legally present budget proposals to the state House of Assembly.

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