BREAKING: Buhari sets to meet with Lawan, Gbajabiamila over Final Approval of 2019 budget
The President Muhammadu Buhari had raised a question over the N8.92tn budget when he appended his signature to the 2019 Appropriation Bill on May 27, saying the budget would be difficult to implement.
He had added that he would engage the 9th Assembly on how best to address the challenges in the budget for a smooth implementation.
The Senate and the House of Representatives had adjourned plenary till July 2 shortly after their inauguration on June 11.
The Presidency on Sunday said, that though Buhari before communicating the issue to the National Assembly, he would first hold consultations with the leadership of both chambers on how best to address the challenges in the budget before sending any letter.
Speaking to Punch in Abuja, Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, said consulting the President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, and the Speaker of the House, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, was necessary to avoid creating any impression that there was a dispute between the two sides over the budget.
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