Following
the controversy that has trailed the reportedly missing 2016 Budget presented
to the joint session of the National Assembly on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 by
President Muhammadu Buhari, the Presidency, on Tuesday night, distanced itself
from the event.
Disturbed
by the raging enquiries posed by Nigerians on social media following the news
of the missing budget, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and
Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, defended the Presidency, noting that President
Buhari has not withdrawn the budget as speculated in the media.
Shehu
in a series of tweets via his Twitter handle @GarShehu said:
“Enquiries
about the budget: Nobody except the President can withdraw the budget. As far
as we know, he hasn’t done that
"The
copies in their hundreds have been delivered to both chambers of the National
Assembly.
“By
tradition, once the budget is submitted, it ceases to be our property.
"Enquiries
as to where it is should be directed to the appropriate quarters,”
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