The Secretary to the
Government of the Federation,
Mr. Boss Mustapha, on
Thursday said President
Muhammadu Buhari has
directed all ministers and
parastatals to appear before
the National Assembly to
defend their budgets.
Mustapha disclosed this in an
interview with State House
correspondents at the end of
a meeting Buhari had with
leaders of the National
Assembly at the Presidential
Villa, Abuja.
He said, “The President gave
them (the lawmakers) update
on security, economy, job
creation, processes in the
National Assembly especially
with regards to the budget
and the need to conclude on
it.
“Mr. President has given
instruction that all ministers
and parastatals should ensure
that they appear before the
National Assembly to defend
their submissions so that we
can get this out of the way.
“You know this is a very
dynamic year and there are
preparation for elections and
we are having quite a lot of
security challenges and so if
we don’t appropriate, where
will the money come from?”
The President of the Senate,
Bukola Saraki, also disclosed
that the meeting was on
budget, security and other
national issues.
He said the National Assembly
leadership also gave the
President their opinions
during the interaction.
Saraki said the legislature was
working on the budget,
noting that some agencies
were yet to defend their
budget
“We are hoping that with the
speed up now, they will come
and defend their budget,” he
said.
Those who attended the
meeting from the National
Assembly included the Saraki;
Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Yakubu
Dogara; his deputy, Lasun
Yusuf; Senate Leader, Ahmed
Lawan; House Leader, Femi
Gbajabiamila; Senator Sola
Adeyeye, Philip Aduda, House
Chief Whip, Al-Hassan
Dogowa, and Deputy Whip,
Pally Iriase among others.
Aduda was the only member
of the opposition Peoples
Democratic Party that attended
the meeting while all others
are from the ruling All
Progressives Congress.
Conspicuously absent were
Deputy Senate President Ike
Ekweremadu, Godswill
Akpabio-Minority Leader,
Emmanuel Bwacha-Deputy
Minority Leader and Biodun
Olujimi-Deputy Minority Whip.
Buhari was joined from the
Executive arm of government
by his Chief of Staff, Abba
Kyari; Mustapha; Special
Adviser on Media and Publicity,
Femi Adesina; Senior Special
Assistant on Media and
Publicity, Garba Shehu and
Senior Special Assistant to the
President on National
Assembly Matters (Senate),
Senator Ita Enang.

Source: http://punchng.com/buhari-orders-mdas-to-defend-their-budgets-before-national-assembly/

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zakim:
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Done

Must they wait to be "ordered" before knowing the need to defend their budget?


It just shows how dysfunctional governance is under this APC. Everybody does whatever They like without control, hence they want it to continue for Another 4yrs!