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Buhari may present 2019 budget to NASS next week
President Muhammadu Buhari may present the 2019 Budget to the National Assembly next week.
But the lawmakers said they have not received any official communication from the President.
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting yesterday approved the budget proposal for onward transmission to the National Assembly.
According to a top source who spoke in confidence, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, Sen. Ita Enang, has already opened up talks with the National Assembly leadership.
The source said: “The government is looking at next week for budget presentation by the President. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, Sen. Ita Enang, is already liaising with the leadership of the assembly.
The Nation, December 8, 2018
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