Finance Minister presents 2015 budget to National Assembly

The Minister of Finance and coordinating Minister of the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has presented the 2015 budget, estimated at N4.3trillion, to the National Assembly.

The tradition had been to present the budget before a joint sitting of both houses but this was reportedly shelved because President Goodluck Jonathan had delegated the task to Okonjo-Iweala.

The minister was accompanied to the National Assembly by other ministers and the‎ Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation, Bright Okogu.