President Buhari Sends “Corrected” 2016 Budget To National Assembly

President Muhammadu Buhari has formally sent changes to the 2016 spending plan to the National Assembly. A letter from the president telling officials of the “corrections” was read Tuesday by the senate president, Bukola Saraki, amid senate plenary. A report containing the amendments was attached to the letter. The president in his letter said the “draft bill continues as before and there are no adjustments in figures”.

Mr. Saraki asked the Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, to ensure the duplicates of the corrected document are circulated today, Tuesday, so that the Senate will begin debate on Wednesday.

The 2016 spending plan generated debate a week ago after senators said the documents presented by the president were missing.

The senate on Thursday denounced the president’s assistant, Ita Enang, of conveying a form of the budget different in relation to what the president submitted.