The Senate leader,Senator Ali Ndume,at an executive session, yesterday, cleared that there was a ceremonial copy of the 2016 budget laid by President Muhammadu Buhari before the National Assembly, that each chamber also has its own copy of the budget proposal.
Responding to the rumors of the budget been missing,he said “Budget cannot be missing. One copy can be laid. It is a symbolic copy. The budget will be in custody of both chambers. It cannot be stolen. It cannot be missing.Once the budget is laid in the National Assembly, it has become the property of the National Assembly”
Reacting to the close door meeting the Senate President had with President Buhari,Senator Ndume said “Saraki’s visit to the Villa is for the Senate to know the President’s priority.Once the President signs it, it cannot be amended. We can turn the budget upside down.We want to see how we can fast-track the passage of the budget before the end of February. What is before the Senate is a proposal, it cannot be missing”.
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