It was reportedly gathered on Thursday, December 1, that the embattled Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has finally bowed to the Presidency, after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Presidential Villa
Post-Nigeria, learnt that the meeting was held to persuade the Senate President, to approve the 2017 budget without alteration, unlike what happened with the 2016 budget.
Saraki, who stormed out of the Villa, beaming with smiles, dropped the bombshell that the Senate will accelerate the speedy passage of the 2017 appropriation bill, which has been approved by the Federal Executive Council, FEC, as soon as it receives the document from the President.
Recall, that lately, Saraki has been having series of private meetings with the President.
Speaking with State House Correspondents, Saraki explained that he was pleased with the amount of work done by the Executive arm of government, in collaboration with other relevant stakeholders, in preparation of the document now ready for transmission to the National Assembly.
Speaking with State House Correspondents, Saraki explained that he was pleased with the amount of work done by the Executive arm of government, in collaboration with other relevant stakeholders, in preparation of the document now ready for transmission to the National Assembly.
“We are ready. Once the document comes to us, we are ready.“I think this time around, a lot of work has taken place behind the scene, there is a lot of more collaboration, and you will see the result of that in the time frame it will take after the President will have presented it,” he noted.According to him, “I came for consultation with the President on a number of National issues.
“We are all getting towards the end of the year, getting the budget. Just regular consultation.”
The Senate President however, explained that he was yet to know the details of the budget as approved by FEC.
“Well, I haven’t seen the details, until the President lays it. I am sure within the next 10 days, it will be presented,” Saraki said.
On the Senate’s rejection of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper, MTEF/FSP, Saraki noted that it was still work in progress.
“That is still a work in progress. I am sure that very soon, that matter will be concluded. But I am very optimistic that this year’s budget will be passed much more sooner than what we saw in the past,” he said.
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