National Assembly members postpone Budget passing indefinitely

Members of the National Assembly have
suspended the passage 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 new development was made known at a
joint press conference chaired by Sen. Danjuma
Goje, Chairman of the Senate Committee on
Appropriation and Abdulmumin Jibrin, Chairman
House of Representatives Committee on
Appropriation in Abuja today February 9th.
“We need sufficient time to pass a
comprehensive budget that is
implementable and also acceptable,”
Jibrin said.