President Muhammadu Buhari has
finally signed the 2016 budget.
Buhari’s assent finally brings an
end to the controversy surrounding the budget.
The National Assembly had in April transmitted details of the budget to the president after it had passed the bill on March 23, but the President returned the document back, citing omission of certain capital projects. This was worked on and sent back, but again the Presidency refused to sign.
Recall that the Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Jonathan Gaza, yesterday said the corrected
version of the 2016 budget has been resent to the President for
consideration.
Speaking with journalists at the
National Assembly complex, Gaza
said the budget was transmitted to
the Presidency through the Special
Assistant to the President on
National Assembly Matters, Senate, Senator Ita Enang.
Available report has, however,
revealed that all grey areas have
now been addressed and the
budget has been signed.
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