A member of the House of Representatives,
representing Agege Federal Constituency,
Lagos State, Taofeek Adaranijo, on Tuesday
said the full details of the 2016 Appropriation
Bill would be forwarded by the National
Assembly to President Muhammadu Buhari for
assent before the end of the week.
Buhari had refused to sign the budget owing
to the failure of the National Assembly to
send the full details of the N6.06tn
harmonised budget passed by the two
chambers.
Adaranijo, who spoke shortly after inspecting
some projects in Lagos, stated that the Senate
and House of Representatives’ committees on
appropriation had been working together to
ensure that the president got the full details
of the budget before the end of the week.
He said, “The delay was caused by the lapses
identified in the budget. As responsible
parliamentarians, the lapses identified had to
be sorted out first.”
Adaranijo, who is a member of the House
Committee on Works, inspected ongoing road
constructions by the Lagos State Government
in collaboration with the Agege Local
Government Area and the Orile-Agege Local
Council Development Area.
Adaranijo, who also inspected the ongoing
construction of the Abule Egba flyover and
some borehole projects which he sponsored
for the people of his constituency in Magbon,
Olusanya and Ago Igbira, commended
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for taking the
initiative to partner the councils.
He said, “The projects have demonstrated
Ambode’s love for the people. It must also be
noted that this is about the first time that
such first class roads would be constructed
with walkways, drainage channels and
streetlights.
“During electioneering, we made a lot of
promises to the people. The projects are in
fulfillment of our promises to them.
“As a representative of the people, I felt it is
pertinent for me to come and see what is
going on so I can report back. Anytime I see
the governor, I will appreciate him for the
ongoing projects.”
The Chairman of All Progressives Congress in
the Orile-Agege LCDA, Sunday Ajayi,
commended Ambode and Adaranijo for the
projects in the council, adding that the
projects were excellent. http://www.punchng.com/buharill-get-budget-details-this-week-says-rep/

hmmm.It will take pmb another 4months to review the budget before assenting to it.Nigeria is on a long drama.