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January 12, 2016

2016 Budget missing at NASS

2016 Budget missing at NASS

Buhari presents N6.08trn 2016 budget to NASS

The 2016 budget proposal submitted to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari is reportedly missing.

Recall that President Buhari had on Tuesday, December 22, 2015, presented the budget proposal to the joint session of the National Assembly.

Buhari presents N6.08trn 2016 budget to NASS

Buhari presenting the N6.08trn 2016 budget to NASS on December 22, 2015.

But about two weeks later,  news of the withdrawal of the budget filtered round.

The disappearance of the budget document was announced during a closed door session at the National Assembly that lasted 90 minutes.

It was said that Senate Leader Ali Ndume made the disclosure during the closed door session, even as the Senators were supposed to commence the consideration of the N6.08tr budget today.

Details later