Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udoma disclosed this to State House correspondents on Monday.
Senior Special Assistant to the president on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, has confirmed to reporters May 25 that the president had received the document.
Asked why the presidential assent was being delayed, Udoma, affirmed: “the President is currently reviewing the budget and as you know, we have a minimum window of 30 days.”
Asked whether it was possible that the president might not sign the budget, the Minister stated: “the President is currently reviewing it and as soon as he is through, he will sign it. That is what l can tell you for now.”
The National Assembly had increased the budget to N9,120, 334,988,225 from the N8.6 trillion presented by the President.
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