Nigerians are waiting anxiously for President Buhari to sign the 2016 appropriation bill so the country can move forward. Many Nigerians see Buhari as a very stubborn man, some even call him a Civilian Dictator.

It would be recalled that in December 2015, Buhari presented N6.08 trillion budget to the National Assembly but N6.06 trillion was passed into law on March 23, 2016 but Buhari refused to ascent to the Bill when he discovered that some vital projects have been removed by the senate. He has however returned the budget bill back to the senate 3 times for corrections. It should be noted that 2016 budget figure is the highest in the history of Nigeria.

Many Nigerians think that the President is slow in action and reluctant in passage of the bill but in reality the president is taking his time and is being very careful. He isn’t the only president that took too long to ascent to a bill, Late Nigerian President, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua who people perceive as a very gentleman was also ‘stubborn’ in signing budget bill during his tenure.

Umaru Musa Yardua also had problems with the National Assembly and refused to ascent to the bill at the boiling hour. Yar’Adua presented a budget of N2.57trillion but the senate signed N2.75 trillion into law. It should also be noted that during Yar’Adua tenure in 2008, the senate added N77 Billion to the budget presented while this Buhari’s dispensation, the senate reduced what was presented by N17 Billion.
The bone of contention between Yar’Adua and Senate was on the budget figure, Yar’Adua wanted what he presented to be passed while the Senate insisted it should be increased with additional figures. After a prolonged dissent with the legislature, the President signed the N2.75trillion budget into law in April, based on the understanding that an amendment bill would be sent to the National Assembly to capture his areas of disagreement.

It took Yar’Adua One Year before he signed the bill. Can you imagine? Yar'adua was 'Stubborn' too, Don't Blame Buhari too Much.
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Article Written by: ENDY EDESON

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Mr President we Ready when ur Ready..... No rush!!

Typical Fulani, very uncompromising and thorough

But they should know that Nigerians are impatient. The way things are being messed up right now, we dont have time for any cross-debate between the legislature and the executive. We didn't vote them there to debate, we voted them to act.

if you be boss you be boss for your way

we cant let your impatience compromise the good works Buhari is hell bent on doing


i stand with buhari , he shouldnt sign padded budget

osesology:
But they should know that Nigerians are impatient. The way things are being messed up right now, we dont have time for any cross-debate between the legislature and the executive. We didn't vote them there to debate, we voted them to act.

Carry go! Wailers go and die!

The president is doing the right thing, because constitutionally the national assembly do not have the power to increase or decrease any thing from the budget. Doing so that is breach of the constitution, and national assembly have already breach the law with the president is not happy of it, and that what makes the president to return it back to the national assembly.

taiosino:
Typical Fulani, very uncompromising and thorough

Such an eye-opener. The culture of budget padding, so wasn't even new? What a degenerated set of looters we've as lawmakers.

But time is not on our side, let Buhari be fast even whilst insisting that the right thing be done.