The presidency through the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Upper legislature), Senator Enang has denied media report that the President has rejected the 2016 National budget. Senator Enang on Monday told journalists that any report alleging that the National budget is rejected is false.
According the senator, what the President did before leaving for China was to send the copies of the budget to the different ministries to enable them (the ministries) furnish him with relevant information that would inform his assent.
“The president received the budget and convened an emergency Federal Executive Council meeting.
“He gave each of the ministers, departments and agencies the opportunity to look at the details as submitted by the National Assembly.
“This is to enable him get opinion on the state of the budget to enable him take a decision.
“The exercise was conducted on Friday and it is ongoing by the different ministers and ministries,” he explained.
Mr. Enang deposed that Mr. President was still under the constitutional purview of signing the budget.
“The constitutional time frame for Mr President’s receiving and considering the budget began on Friday last week.
“The question has not arisen as to returning or otherwise.
“But I want to say the best way we as liaison officers are handling this matter is to speak less and work more, creating interactions.
“So, we will raise more interactions, consultations, engagements.
“There is nothing for the country to worry about, because we do not want to have crisis between the Executive and the Legislature, and it would not arise; this is one government,” he said.
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