toward improving the budgetary process and restoring the country to the
January-December fiscal cycle.
Receiving his old school mates, who came to congratulate him on his
re-election for a second term, the President recounted how the delay in
the passage of budgets hindered timely execution of projects across the
country.
With the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the
presidential election and majority seats in the ninth Senate, President
Buhari expressed confidence that more work will be done to improve the
efficiency of the budgetary process.
The President told his classmates in the 1953 set of Katsina Middle
School, Daura, led by Senator Abba Ali, that it is on record that the 2018
budget proposals submitted to the National Assembly on November 7, 2017,
was passed after seven months.
Notwithstanding the challenges, President Buhari assured his classmates
that the Executive arm of government, under his watch, will strive towards
effective implementation of national budgets while promoting transparency
and accountability.
He thanked his old school colleagues for the ‘reunion’, commending their
interest and useful suggestions on advancing Nigeria’s prosperity and
stability.
In his remarks, Senator Ali, while congratulating the President on his
re-election, said majority of Nigerians believed in his purposeful
leadership and resoundingly renewed his mandate.
The Senator, who wished the President more success in his second-term,
noted that the country will benefit more when the executive and
legislative branches of government work in unison on national interests.