Sen. Ita Enang, Senior Special Assistant to the President on National<\/p>\n
Assembly Matters (Senate), said President Muhammmadu Buhari did not reject
\nthe 2016 budget as being speculated.<\/p>\n
Enang told newsmen in Abuja on Monday that media reports alleging that the
\nbudget had been rejected were untrue.<\/p>\n
He said that what Buhari did before travelling to China was to send the
\nbudget to ministries in order to get feedbacks that would inform his
\nassent.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe president received the budget and convened an emergency Federal
\nExecutive Council meeting.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe gave each of the ministers, departments and agencies the opportunity
\nto look at the details as submitted by the National Assembly.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is to enable him get opinion on the state of the budget to enable
\nhim take a decision.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe exercise was conducted on Friday and it is ongoing by the different
\nministers and ministries,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
Enang said that currently, Buhari had not fouled the constitutional time
\nframe to assent to the budget, adding that it should not be assumed that
\nthe budget had been rejected.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe constitutional time frame for Mr President\u2019s receiving and
\nconsidering the budget began on Friday last week.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe question has not arisen as to returning or otherwise. \u201cBut, I want to
\nsay the best way we as liaison officers are handling this matter is to
\nspeak less and work more, creating interactions.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, we will raise more interactions, consultations, engagements.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is nothing for the country to worry about, because we do not want
\nto have crisis between the Executive and the Legislature, and it would not
\narise; this is one government,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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