The frosty relationship between
the legislative and the executive is threatening to mar the 2018 budget
presentation as lawmakers have reportedly concluded plan to boo President
Muhammadu Buhari during the event.
We had earlier reported that Senate
president, Bukola Saraki and speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara,
had read Buhari’s letter requesting a joint session of both chambers in
relation to the 2018 budget.
The letter had sparked protest in
the House of Representatives as lawmakers questioned why the estimates of the
2018 budget are to be presented when the executive had not yet fully
implemented the 2017 budget.
Daily Sun reports that some
lawmakers aggrieved that the presidency failed to release the 2016 and 2017
allocations for their constituency projects have concluded plans to embarrass
President Buhari during his address today, November 7.
They maintained that if President
Buhari held on to their constituency allowance, they would not accord him the
honour to address them in a joint session.
Sources told The Sun that the
lawmakers plan to boo and heckle President Buhari or embarrass him in some
other way during the joint session.
However, it was gathered that
President Buhari invited Saraki and Dogara to the presidential villa for a talk
to prevent such confrontation.
Sources disclosed that the
president had thought of postponing the budget presentation to allow aggrieved
lawmakers to resolve areas of differences but he was assured by Saraki and
Dogara that lawmakers would be persuaded to hold their peace.
To ensure that things go smoothly
during the presentation, the secretary to government of the federation (SGF),
Boss Mustapha, had a separate meeting with Senate president, Bukola Saraki, on
Monday, November 6, to prevail on lawmakers no to do any things that would
embarrass the president.
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Always about constituency allowance... Shame on our lawmakers..shame..all bcos Baba withdeld their fraudulent constituency allowance.. Baba don't release it to those thieves. We must find a way to tame and control these our lawmakers.. Subject them to oversight..
ReplyDeleteBoth Baba and law makers are all corrupt.
ReplyDeletePot calling kettle black. Both Buhari and the lawmakers are corrupt.
ReplyDeletePot calling kettle black. Both Buhari and the lawmakers are corrupt.
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