Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has lambasted the National Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu over claims that the leadership of the National Assembly has been padding the nation’s budget over the last four years.

Tinubu had on Sunday renewed his attack on the 8th National Assembly, alleging that the legislative chambers under the present leadership were padding the budget of the country.

Senator Bukola Saraki, who heads the Senate and Dogara emerged leaders of the legislative chambers in 2015 against the wish of the leadership of the APC even though they belonged to the party at the time.

The duo, who defected to the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last year have been ceaselessly attacked by Tinubu.

Responding to the allegation, Dogara, through a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Turaki Hassan described Tinubu as being dubious and ignorant of budgetary processes.

“Only the ignorant with dubious academic certificates will say the maker of a document has padded the document that only he can constitutionally make,” the statement by lawmaker partly read.

“Finally, we advise Asiwaju Tinubu to be circumspect in his use of language. In this case, he spoke as a spokesperson of depravity. Our reaction must therefore be seen as a provoked counter-punch.

“Anyone can descend into the gutter if he so wishes; but no one has a monopoly of gutter language. We won’t run an adult day care centre anymore on matters like this,” the statement said.