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LequteMan
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The deadline for President Muhammadu Buhari to assent Nigeria's 2016 budget sent to him from the National Assembly has expired.
The 2016 budget was presented to him on March 23rd, 2016 and the law stipulates that it be assented within 30 days after its presentation to the president.
Buhari had refused to assent the budget noting that several critical projects were left out of the bill by the legislature. The Presidency had for weeks been putting pressures on the National Assembly to rewrite the 2016 budget and include the projects.
Legislators are of the opinion that the budget with the President cannot be rewritten under the law. They've also dismissed calls for a supplementary budget, saying the only option open to the President was to sign what was passed to him and forward an amendment bill on the 2016 appropriation bill to take care of his interests.
The 2016 budget was presented to him on March 23rd, 2016 and the law stipulates that it be assented within 30 days after its presentation to the president.
Buhari had refused to assent the budget noting that several critical projects were left out of the bill by the legislature. The Presidency had for weeks been putting pressures on the National Assembly to rewrite the 2016 budget and include the projects.
Legislators are of the opinion that the budget with the President cannot be rewritten under the law. They've also dismissed calls for a supplementary budget, saying the only option open to the President was to sign what was passed to him and forward an amendment bill on the 2016 appropriation bill to take care of his interests.
