Tag 2016 budget was not padded presidency

I think there may be some confusion here.

The 2016 budget of Nigeria was indeed padded, and this was widely reported in the media. The padding was discovered by the National Assembly, which had to cut out several unnecessary and inflated projects from the budget before it could be passed.

In fact, the then-Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, had to intervene to stop the padding of the budget, which was allegedly done by the presidency and some officials of the Ministry of Budget and National Planning.

The padding was so extensive that it was estimated to have added over N200 billion (approximately $500 million) to the original budget. This led to widespread criticism and outrage, with many Nigerians calling for accountability and transparency in the budget process.

So, to correct your statement, the 2016 budget of Nigeria was indeed padded, and this was a major scandal that rocked the country at the time.