SIR: Many African leaders have enslaved African societies, such as Nigeria, to the debt culture of Western nations. With credit card, you can hang yourself with purchases of what you can ill-afford. If you scrutinise the 2016 budget of President Muhammadu Buhari, you can weed-out deficit budgeting. Consider also recovery of looted funds.

Office of the President is apportioned approximately N20 billion; Office of the Secretary (to the Government of the Federation) approximately N17 billion. There are only 12 months in a year. How much are the two offices spending, monthly? Sportsis apportioned N70 billion in one place, and N2 billion in another place.

Almost every item got duplicated budgets. And why should sports get about the same amount with agriculture and water resources? That is why we import rice, sorghum, etc.; our dams dilapidate, and potable water is an abomination. There are many meaningless items, such as Women Affairs here and there. What of Human Affairs?

•Pius Abioje,
University of Ilorin.