According to Business Day, the former Governor described as disgraceful, the controversies that surrounded the bill.
Godswill Akpabio says document will be ready on Friday, April 29
The former Governor described as disgraceful, the controversies that surrounded the bill.
Udoma Udo Udoma meeting President Buhari and Yemi Osinbajo to scrutinize the 2016 budget
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You will recall that the presidency and the National Assembly have been trading blames over alleged padding and removal of the Lagos/Calabar railway projectfrom the 2016 budget.
Akpabio said “The lingering issue on the budget is something that we feel is embarrassing to Nigeria, not just to the National Assembly as a whole. If we had a group like this, by now that issue would have been brought to an end.
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“But just to reassure you that Mr President will have his budget. And we are doing everything possible to rejig the details of the 2016 budget for Mr President to sign as soon as possible. And we hope we can finish that by this Friday so that things can kick-start in the Nigerian economy.”
Manufacturers in the country have reportedly decried the non-passage of the budget.
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