Jonathan signs N4.425tn 2015 budget
The Senate had passed the 2015 budget on April 28, following the passage of the same bill by the House of Representatives on April 23, with an expenditure outlay of N4.493tn, up from the N4.425tn proposed by the Executive.
There have been concerns among Nigerians
on whether Jonathan will sign the budget before May 29 when he will
formally hand over to Muhammadu Buhari or he will leave it behind for
the incoming administration which is believed may still prepare a
supplementary budget.
But a Presidency source told our
correspondent that the President signed the budget about two weeks ago
immediately after the document passed by the National Assembly was
transmitted to him.
The source, however, said he did not know why the President chose to sign the document without making it public.
When contacted, the Special Adviser to
the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, also confirmed
that Jonathan had signed the budget.
Although he also did not give any reason
why the signing was not made public, Abati said the President signed the
document “some weeks back.”
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