2016 Budget not missing — Senate
Chairman, Senate Committee on Media And Public Affairs, Senator Aliyu
Sabi Abdullahi has said that no statement made by any Senator during
the plenary today can be interpreted to mean an admission that the 2016
budget is missing.
He said there is no budget missing and that the Senate will tomorrow
(Fridday) distribute copies of the budget to all the Senators so as to
arm them to properly contribute to the debate which will take place
between Tuesday. January 19 to Friday, January 21, 2015.
Already, all senators have indicated the date they will make their own contribution on the budget.
Abdullahi stated that during today’s plenary when Senator Eyinaya
Abaribe sought for clarification on the story in the media surrounding
the information that the copy of the 2016 budget submitted to the Senate
was missing and sought to know update on the issue. The Senate
President replied that the issue he (Abaribe) mentioned and all issues
emanating from the executive sessions are being looked into by an adhoc
committee and that all Senators should wait for the committee to submit
its report.
“We have reeled out our time table for working on the budget. So, how
can the same budget be missing? The Senate President never said or
admitted that the budget is missing and there was nothing that he said
while presiding over the plenary that could be logically interpreted to
mean am admission that the budget is missing.
“The media should please avoid unnecessary sensationalism. We assure
Nigerians that our time table of completing work on the budget by
February ending remains sacrosanct and we will work assiduously to
achieve it”, he said.
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