2016 budget not rejected by executive – Presidency

Sen. Ita Enang, Senior Special Assistant to
the President on National Assembly
Matters (Senate), said President
Muhammmadu Buhari did not reject the
2016 budget as being speculated.
Enang told newsmen in Abuja on Monday
that media reports alleging that the budget
had been rejected were untrue.
He said that what Buhari did before
travelling to China was to send the budget
to ministries in order to get feedbacks that
would inform his assent.
“The president received the budget and
convened an emergency Federal Executive
Council meeting.
“He gave each of the ministers,
departments and agencies the opportunity
to look at the details as submitted by the
National Assembly.
“This is to enable him get opinion on the
state of the budget to enable him take a
decision.
“The exercise was conducted on Friday and
it is ongoing by the different ministers and
ministries,” he explained.
Enang said that currently, Buhari had not
fouled the constitutional time frame to
assent to the budget, adding that it should
not be assumed that the budget had been
rejected.
“The constitutional time frame for Mr
President’s receiving and considering the
budget began on Friday last week.
“The question has not arisen as to returning
or otherwise.
“But, I want to say the best way we as
liaison officers are handling this matter is
to speak less and work more, creating
interactions.
“So, we will raise more interactions,
consultations, engagements.
“There is nothing for the country to worry
about, because we do not want to have
crisis between the Executive and the
Legislature, and it would not arise; this is
one government,” he said.
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