Chief of Staff to President Buhari Abba Kyari has got budget from Senior Special Assistant to President on National Assembly matters Senator Eta Enang and Hon. Kawu Ismaila in Statehouse. Buhari said in stetement: “It’s time to execute. Mr. President appreciates your patience at this critical moment as dawn approaches.” Buhari laid the document before a joint sitting of the National Assembly on December 22 last year.
But shortly after that the appropriation bill became involved in controversy due the inconsistencies, errors, omissions and padding of figures. This caused the resignation of the budget director and many of his staff by the president.
After about two months postponement the two chambers of the National Assembly passed the budget on March 23 and sent it to Buhari the next day for his approval. However, the presidency official later said what was sent were the budget highlights and that the leader of the nation would not assent to it until the details were returned to him.
President Buhari said there were suspicions the legislators were tinkering with the budget and that he would study the details very well before appending his asset. The NASS finally sent the details of the budget on April 6, Wednesday.
