BREAKING: Shehu Sani Reacts As Nigerian Gov Struggles with Budget Pronunciation: “Counting Money Is Not Easy”

Shehu Sani, the senator who represented Kaduna Central in the eighth National Assembly, has reacted as Edo state governor Monday Okpebholo faced a moment of embarrassment on Tuesday, December 10, while presenting the estimated budget for the 2025 fiscal year at the State House of Assembly.

Legit reported that a one-minute, 17-second video has gone viral across various social media platforms showing how Okpebholo stuttered while he was unveiling the appropriation bill as he tried to pronounce the N605 billion mark.

The governor was heard flustering:

“The Edo State Appropriation Bill of six billion… 605 billion… 76 million… Let me take it again. 506 billion… 605 billion… sorry… 776 billion… sorry, it’s confusing me.”

But Jarrett Tenebe, Edo APC chairman, dismissed criticism of the governor’s gaffe, attributing the struggle to Okpebholo’s honesty and unfamiliarity with figures.

In a swift reaction to the development, the PDP chieftain Shehu Sani defended Okpebholo and suggested that his difficulty in pronouncing the budget figure was a sign of innocence, humorously pointing out that even counting money can be challenging.

Sani tweeted:

“Leave Edo Governor alone.Even Counting money is not easy these days.It shows how innocent he is abeg.”

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The former senators the development has forced polytechnics and colleges of education to start converting to universities.

Some Nigerians have expressed mixed reactions to the former senator’s comment, with some noting that the disparity started with JAMB.