Members of National Assembly postpone passing of the 2016 budget


Members of the National Assembly have suspended passing of the 2016 budget indefinitely following the discrepancies in figures that has trailed the budget.

NASS members had fixed February 25th as the date for the passage of the budget but have shelved it.

This development was made known‎ at a joint press conference headed by Sen. Danjuma Goje, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation and Abdulmumin Jibrin, Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation in Abuja yesterday February 9th.
Jibrin said: “We need sufficient time to pass a comprehensive budget that is implementable and also acceptable."

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