The National Assembly Joint Committee on Appropriation laid the details of the 2016 budget on Wednesday.
The details of the budget were submitted to the Office of the Clerk to the National Assembly, Mr. Salisu Maikasuwa, around 5.07pm by the Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Mr. Abdulmumin Jibrin.
Following the procedure, Maikashuwa will transmit the 1,800-page document to President Muhammadu Buhari.
Speaking after laying the details, Jibrin told journalists that the committee worked for days to clean up the budget and break down the details.
Jibrin stated that having completed its assignment, the National Assembly expected Buhari to play his own part by signing the budget, which was passed on March 23.
Asked whether the details were exactly the content Buhari submitted to the National Assembly, Jibrin replied that the legislature used its power of appropriation to allocate resources in the budget.
He added, “We have worked on the details. Naturally, there will be inputs from the lawmakers and there will be inputs from the executive.
“Our job is to find a middle course. We have done our part and we expect Mr. President to play his own part.”
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