Acting President Yemi Osinbajo said last night that he would assent to the 2017 budget.

Information Minister Lai Mohammed had earlier told State House reporters after the Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by Osinbajo that the decision on who to sign the budget would be taken when the document is transmitted to the Presidency.

But Osinbajo, via a Twitter statement by his spokesman Laolu Akande, said the question on who would sign the budget was clear.

According to the statement, when the time comes, everything is set and he is satisfied, the acting president will sign the budget.

“Just so we are clear: when the time comes, everything is set and he is satisfied, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo will assent to the 2017 budget,” the statement read.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has denied telling State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting that a decision was yet to be reached on who would sign the budget.

He said the budget which was passed last Thursday by the National Assembly had not been formally transmitted to the Executive.

He, however, disclosed that the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udoma, had received the advance copy.

Mohammed also stated that if there were any discrepancies in the budget presented and the one passed, the Executive would report to Udoma for harmonisation.

He said the Ministry of Budget and National Planning would “make the implementation of the 2016 budget public. They have told us that about N1.2 trillion was released for capital.”


source :https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/i-will-sign-2017-budget-osinbajo/198202.html

Do it quickly

Abeg with immediate alacrity

I'm still waiting to feel the impact of 2016 budget

Why should this even be an issue? Do people know the meaning of ACTING President or are they just plain dumb?

Good
God heal Mr president
God bless Acting president
God bless Nigeria
Thunder fire all Mr president Haters!

What did Buhari do with 2015 budget he inherited from GEJ and 2016 Budget Of Yams.. Oh! I remember, he's Mr. Integrity. Sorry to ask...






Ndi Ori

If you like no sign am....

Abeg make den no kee our Coordinator for us ooo

Lies runs in hon.minister's vein....smh................

But wait oh,why r those in d "presidency" frustrating d acting president na,they keep making him look insignificant as he appears to be reacting to little little things:before it was being tag a coordinator and nt acting president now its about who signs d budget.only God knows what lies next,smh................

The law is very clear on this. Osinbanjo will sign the budget. Case closed!. To hell with mischief makers.

Igbos always cry

BeeBeeOoh:
I'm still waiting to feel the impact of 2016 budget

BeerBeerooh, Magu must have been very cruel to your paymasters in the Senate. In the past few months your anti-APC threads have been few & far between but never fret because your paymasters in the Senate have just jacked up the budget by 143billion. so some few crumbs could be thrown at you to keep your threads going this coming weeks.

The smiling one

neolboy:
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo said last night that he would assent to the 2017 budget.

Information Minister Lai Mohammed had earlier told State House reporters after the Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by Osinbajo that the decision on who to sign the budget would be taken when the document is transmitted to the Presidency.

But Osinbajo, via a Twitter statement by his spokesman Laolu Akande, said the question on who would sign the budget was clear.

According to the statement, when the time comes, everything is set and he is satisfied, the acting president will sign the budget.

“Just so we are clear: when the time comes, everything is set and he is satisfied, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo will assent to the 2017 budget,” the statement read.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has denied telling State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting that a decision was yet to be reached on who would sign the budget.

He said the budget which was passed last Thursday by the National Assembly had not been formally transmitted to the Executive.

He, however, disclosed that the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udoma, had received the advance copy.

Mohammed also stated that if there were any discrepancies in the budget presented and the one passed, the Executive would report to Udoma for harmonisation.

He said the Ministry of Budget and National Planning would “make the implementation of the 2016 budget public. They have told us that about N1.2 trillion was released for capital.”


source :https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/i-will-sign-2017-budget-osinbajo/198202.html

Keep twisting Queen's English Words like they are your Mother's. Coordinate instead of Control, Executive instead of Presidency: and so on. Selfish Mindset makes us all Unrighteous.

Sign or don't sign life must go on!

Why not

They keep signing budget yet nothing comes out of it

Please before you accent to it,scrab the Aso Rock clinic allocations. It's a waste of tax payers money