#Budget2016: Buhari admits blunder, writes N’Assembly

After weeks of uncertainty and buck passing, all is now set for the consideration of the 2016 budget, as President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, sent an amended copy to the National Assembly, admitting that his administration made committed some blunders in the initial document submitted to it.

The President disclosed in a letter read at plenary by senate President, Bukola Saraki, in which the President insisted that “The draft bill remains the same and there are no changes in figures.”

The President said:‪“It will be recalled that on Tuesday, 22 December, 2015, I presented my 2016 budget proposals to the joint sitting of the national assembly. I submitted a draft bill accompanied by a schedule of details.

“At the time of submission, we indicated that because the details had just been produced, we would have had to check to ensure that there were no errors in the detailed breakdown contained in the schedule.

“That has since been completed and I understand that the corrections have been submitted.

“The national assembly would therefore have the details as submitted on the 22nd and a copy containing the corrections submitted last week. It appears that this has led to some confusion.

“In this regard, please find attached the corrected version. This is the version the national assembly should work with as my 2016 budget estimates. The draft bill remains the same and there are no changes in any of the figures.”

The Senate President however directed Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, to circulate copies of the corrected version to Senators during plenary so that they start debate on the document on Wednesday.

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