superior1: The House of Representatives, on Thursday, declared that the National Assembly had no plan to veto the 2013 budget which it said was still awaiting President Goodluck Jonathan’s assent, but said that it would not hesitate to veto the budget if it was not signed quickly by the Presidency.

This is coming just as the Minority Leader of the House, Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila, called on President Jonathan to quickly sign the 2013 budget passed by the National Assembly in December 2012 into law, saying, “we will work with him on this if there are genuine grey areas.”

According to him, “we are already in February and a situation where legislature will have to override his Presidential Veto as constitutionally provided is not a good way to start the year or foster a good legislative executive relationship.”
Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Honourable Zakari Mohammed, who briefed newsmen in Abuja, however, debunked media reports that the president had refused to sign the budget because of disagreements between the executive and the legislature.
According to him,”as far as we are concerned, the budget is still with Mr President. Since 1999, this is the first time that the budget is going through rigorous processes.”

The House spokesperson who was responding to a question on whether the National Assembly would veto the budget if he failed to sign it on time, said, “we should not put the cart before the horse. I don’t think we are there now. Mr President has not come to tell us that he will not sign the budget. But we are not afraid if it comes to that level.”

He also described as false media reports which suggested that the House and the Senate were in conflict over state creation, saying,”it is a mere speculation, everybody can say whatever he wants, but as far as we are concerned, both chambers of the National Assembly have cordial working relationship. The process of constitutional amendment is very clear. If any of us has issues on constitutional amendment, it should channel it to the proper avenue.”

Source: http://www.tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/component/k2/item/4822-nass-will-veto-2013-budget-if--reps

drnoel:
If these people in the lower house don't know that no matter what they do, if senate doesn't veto the stuff its stalemate then they should just leave the house for more enlightened people.

dridowu: Hmmm

Demdem: If it was the NASS delaying, known retardeen cocck suckers would have feasted on this thread by now. Hypocrites.
Let it be known that the NASS passed the budget weeks ago.won't be surprise if the retardeen will have to constitute a committee to determine if he should sign or not. Budget not signed and the mofo went for Islamic conference. nonsense.

take dat: We shouldn't be quick to blame him. The most likely reasons why the budget has not been assented to, is due to NA members padding the budget with over N90billion, mostly for constituency funds and that of pegging a bench mark for the budget! But all the same he should sort it out with the legislatives since his party is in the majority!

superior1:

Well, the guy hasn't come out to say that.

take dat: Comrade, We shouldn't be quick to blame him. The most likely reasons why the budget has not been assented to, is due to NA members padding the budget with over N90billion, mostly for constituency funds and that of pegging a bench mark for the budget! But all the same he should sort it out with the legislatives since his party is in the majority!

Demdem:

2Months is more than enough. there is simply no excuse at all.

Demdem:

i feel u however over a month is more than enough to sort out their differences especially knowing fully well that the leadership of the house is loyal to him. There is simply no excuse, afterall no one expects the NASS to return the budget to him the way he presented it to them.