President Muhammadu Buhari says
he felt disappointed in the national assembly for delaying the passage of the
2018 budget by seven months.
Femi Adesina, presidential
spokesman, quoted Buhari to have said this when he received a delegation of
citizens of Niger state led by Abubakar Bello, the governor, at the
presidential villa in Abuja on Friday.
Buhari presented the budget to
the national assembly in November 2017 but it was not passed until June 2018.
The president blamed the delay in
the completion of projects across the country on the deferral of the budget by
the lawmakers.
“If the National Assembly takes
seven months to pass a budget, then we should be commended for the much that we
have achieved, and can still achieve,” Adesina quoted Buhari as saying.
“I personally feel very
disappointed. I spoke with the leaders of the National Assembly on the issue
that seven months is a long time to work on a budget.”
Buhari said ongoing efforts to
improve road, and rail networks across the country will be increased as
infrastructural development remains paramount for improving the livelihood of
Nigerians.
He said his administration will
pay more attention to the stretch of 2,150 km federal roads in the state.
Speaking on security, he said,
“we cannot manage our communities and societies without security. A lot of
resources is being diverted to provide security instead of going into
infrastructural development.’’
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