President Muhammadu Buhari on
Tuesday night held a closed-door meeting with the leadership of the National
Assembly to find solution to the 2016 budget impasse.
Mr. Buhari, who received the
budget passed by the National Assembly two weeks ago, declined to assent to it,
claiming it was distorted by the National Assembly. The president later
returned the document to the Assembly, saying some grey areas needed to be
reviewed.
Mr. Buhari had earlier on Tuesday met separately with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, before an enlarged meeting involving the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, and other principal officers followed. The meeting was held at the Presidential villa, in Abuja.
Mr. Buhari had earlier on Tuesday met separately with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, before an enlarged meeting involving the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, and other principal officers followed. The meeting was held at the Presidential villa, in Abuja.
Mr. Saraki, who spoke briefly
with State House correspondents after the meeting, said the executive and
legislative arms had now found a way of resolving all the grey areas in the
budget. He said a committee to carry out the task was formed with
membership drawn from both the presidency and the National Assembly.