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Readers say N70M is enough for Independence Day celebrations

President Muhammadu Buhari is said to have approved the meagre sum due to the current economic situation in the country.

President Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the sum of N70 million to be spent on Nigeria’s Independence Day celebrations.

Buhari is said to have approved the meagre sum due to the current economic situation in the country.

We asked readers if N70M was too small to be used for the celebrations and this is how they voted:

No: 39%

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What are we celebrating: 35%

Yes: 13%

Buhari is too stingy: 13%

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