Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to probe the allegation that Nigeria omitted public spending worth 2 percent of gross domestic production (GDP) from recent budgets.
Christian Ebeke, the resident representative of International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Nigeria, made the allegation on Wednesday, adding that the discrepancy means Nigeria’s fiscal deficit appears smaller than the government’s actual borrowing needs.
THE cable
