John Ameh, Olalekan Adetayo, Leke Baiyewu and Olaleye Aluko
The National Assembly on Friday responded to the issues raised by President Muhammadu Buhari on the 2018 budget, justifying the insertion of projects and cuts in the amounts allocated to projects in the Appropriation Bill originally proposed by the President on November 7, 2017.
It explained that projects and votes in the 2018 budget were rejigged to correct the alleged imbalance in Buhari’s version of the bill.
According to the legislature, projects as proposed in the bill violated the federal character and did not reflect the needs of ordinary Nigerians.
The President, while assenting to the bill on Wednesday, had complained about the increment of the 2018 budget from the proposed N8.612tn to N9.12tn, as well as the adjustments made to the estimates.
Buhari had said in part, “The National Assembly made cuts amounting…
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