President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, June 20, signed 2018 Budget into law. However, the president has revealed that the National Assembly increased its own Budget by 14.5 billion Naira, from 125 billion Naira to 139.5 billion Naira, without any discussion with the Executive. Buhari made this claim via his official Twitter handle, saying he had to sign the budget regardless, “so as not to further slow down the pace of recovery of the Nigerian economy, which has no doubt been affected by the long delay in passing the budget.” See what he wrote The @nassnigeria increased its own Budget by 14.5 billion Naira, from 125 billion Naira to 139.5 billion Naira, without any discussion with the Executive. #Budget2018 — Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) June 20, 2018 These alterations, and @AsoRock ’s observations notwithstanding, President @MBuhari has decided to go ahead and sign #Budget2018 so as not to further slow down the pace of recovery of the Nigerian economy, which has n...
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