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I Didn't Present Two 2025 Budgets, Only Used Simplified Language - IGP
https://osazuwaakonedo.news/i-didnt-present-two-2025-budgets-only-used-simplified-language-igp/17/01/2025/
#Issues #2025Budget #Egbetokun #Igp #NationalAssembly #Nwebonyi #Onyekachi #Police ©January 17th, 2025 ®January 17, 2025 5:50 pm Nigeria Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has said that the rowdy session or drama that occurred on Thursday at the National Assembly when he was invited to defend the NPF 2025 Budget Proposal before the lawmakers was unnecessary, insisting that he never presented two seperate or different 2025 Budget Proposal documents as alleged by one of the Senators representing Ebonyi North but agreed he used a simplified language to present the abridged version of the budget he was reading before the rowdy session ensued. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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Nigeria Inspector General of police igp
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Kye ukun has said that the Rowdy session
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or drama that occurred on thday at the
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National Assembly when he was invited to
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defend the npf 2025 budget proposal
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before the lawmakers was unnecessary
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insisting that he never presented two
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separate or different 2025 budget
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proposal documents as alleged by one of
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the Senators representing ion North but
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agreed he used a simplified language to
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present the aage version of the budget
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he was reading before the rowy session
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ensued it will be recalled that there
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was a heed argument during the 2025
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budget defense session on Thursday at
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the National Assembly as slakers
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observed some irregularities in the
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details in the budget of the Nigerian
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police force media reported that the
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rowy session began when the Inspector
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General of police igp K egun was
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providing a breakdown of the budget
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proposal for the construction of 5 zal
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Police Headquarters across the country
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software development Ed toen had barely
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started his presentation when a member
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of the House of Representatives mark
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esset from Aqua iom interjected
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questioning why the details being read
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by the igp were not contained in the
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documents provided to him Senator
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onaki a member of the all progressives
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Congress and the principal officer
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thereafter escalated the situation he
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insisted that as a senator he should
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have the appropriate copy of the
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document the igp was
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presenting thereafter angrily packed his
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belongings and stalled out of the budget
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defense session as he exited he
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exchanged he words with several House of
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Representatives members who Jared at him
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igp in a press release issue few minutes
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ago by the first public relations
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officer UA adab said in quote thus the
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Inspector General of police igp K Adu on
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January 17 2025 address the incident
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that occurred during the presentation of
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the Nigerian Police Force 2025 budget to
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the joint committees on police Affairs
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and police institutions at the National
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Assembly complex Abuja on January 16
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2025 the igp described the disruption as
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unnecessary and avoidable clarifying
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that the documents he presented was
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shared with all committee members
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beforehand the igp explained that two
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vergs of the budget documents were
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provided to the committee members a
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comprehensive copy and an AED version
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while both contain same figures and
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facts the arreed vsion used simplified
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language to facilitate understanding at
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the start of the session the committee
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members unanimously agreed with a motion
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that the igp should present the a
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breached virion since they all had
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access to both
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documents however distinguished
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Senator nor who arrived late began
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referencing the comprehensive version
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while the igp presented the outreached
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version despite explanations from other
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committee members about the earlier
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agreement and the consistency between
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both versions The Senator refused to
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listen and abruptly left the session the
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igp described the incident unnecessary
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drama that could have been avoided had
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the senator been receptive to the
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clarifications provided the igp
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reiterates that the Nigeria police force
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did not submit two different 2025
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budgetary proposal documents to the
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joint committees at the National
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Assembly contrary to the reports
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circulating in the news and media
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Outlets software development the
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Inspector General has also reiterated
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the significant challenges the npf faes
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with budget
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allocations these include inadequate
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funding which hampers modernization and
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effective Service delivery the
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restrictive envelope budget system and
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delays in fund releases these challenges
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continue to impede the forer's ability
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to address its expanding and dynamic
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responsibilities in conclusion the igp
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called on the public to remain patient
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and supportive of the police as the
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force remains committed to delivering
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exceptional service with professionalism
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and
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dedication meanwhile Ora had in a press
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statement issued on Thursday said that
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the inspector general of police igp K
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Adu today January 16th 2025 defended the
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2025 budget for the Nigeria police force
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npf before the joint committees on
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police Affairs and police institutions
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at the National Assembly complex Abuja
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the igp was accompanied by the force
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management team and other senior
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officers present at the budget
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presentation were Senator Abdul Hamid
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malam meori chairman senate committee on
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police Affairs honorable Maki aliman
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chairman house committee on police
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Affairs Senator Drive Ibrahim gam
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minister of police Affairs Nick hashimu
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agu retired chairman Police Service
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Commission and other distinguished and
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honorable members of the Committees in
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his presentation the igp emphasized the
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need to remove the npf from the envelope
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budgetary regime to allow for accurate
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funding
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projections this adjustment he explained
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would enable greater flexibility and
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ensure the availability of funds to
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manage the force more effectively he
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also highlighted the need for the
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approval and creation of a special
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operations account dedicated solely to
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National Security emergencies as well as
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an increase in allocations for overhead
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and and capital expenditure the igp
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further proposed allocating funds for
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the construction of five new zonal
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headquarters along with supporting
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tactical units critical to internal
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security he also called for the approval
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of dedicated budget lines for police
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training institutions to enhance
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capacity building Additionally the igp
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stressed that the prompt and full
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release of appropriated funds in 2025
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would be essential for the smooth fun
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functioning of the entire force the
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Inspector General of police expressed
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his gratitude to the joint committees
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for their engagement during this
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critical budgetary session he reiterated
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the forer's commitment to working
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collaboratively with the Committees to
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reposition the npf aligning it with the
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shared vision of a secure and stable
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nation in a press statement issued by
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his media assistant the Senate deputy
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chief we Senator Peter onaki has intend
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that appropriation is one of the
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Cardinal duties of parliament which must
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be tackled with every sense of
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seriousness by the
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parliamentarians senator gave the charge
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during the budget presentation of the
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Inspector General of police K before the
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senate committee on appropriation on
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Thursday the 16th of January
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2025 during the budget presentation
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Senator woni observed that what is being
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read by the igp was quite different from
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from the copies sh to committee members
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he raised the concerns and insisted that
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the right thing be done but the
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committee chairman called for the
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continuation of the process and me
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protests from some Senators the scenario
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degenerated into a Rowdy session as
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Senator won stoed out of the committee
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room for lack of due process in the
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budget presentation of the igp we are
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here to serve Nigerians and Nigerians
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should see us as a very serious
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institution we are not against the
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presentation of the igp but I as a
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senator of the federal republic of
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Nigeria should have what the igp is
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reading exactly the vibrant lawmaker
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maintained that the content of the ig's
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copy should tally with the Senators
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copies to enable them make inputs in the
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budget Romanos uzo oo Special Assistant
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to the Senate deputy chief we media and
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publicity said in a statement issued on
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January 17th 201
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