Buhari to receive 2018 Budget today, says Saraki

The National Assembly will today pass the approved Appropriation bill for 2018 to  President Muhammadu Buhari.

Senate President Burkola Saraki said this after breaking the Ramadan fast at the Presidential Villa with  the GCFR on Thursday, May 24, NAN reports.

Sources gathered that Saraki explained that the delay in transmission of the budget to the president was informed by the fact that the two chambers of the National Assembly had passed different figures last week. He, however, confirmed that the two chambers had harmonised the figures and concluded the exercise on Wednesday, May 23. He said: 

“I think that should have been done, we had to harmonise. It’s just a slight difference, it has been passed yesterday (Wednesday). “It was in the rules and proceedings of today. So, I am sure by tomorrow, we will transmit it to the Presidency.’’