Senators Divided Over Buhari's Alleged Budget Withdrawal

Members of the National Assembly are
divided over the alleged withdrawal of the
N6.08 trillion 2016 budget by President
Muhammadu Buhari.
Buhari had on December 22, 2015, presented
a budget estimate of N6.08 trillion to a joint
session of the National Assembly.
Reports recently surfaced that he had written
to the National Assembly requesting to
withdraw the budget proposal to amend
some figures.
Daily Sun reports that some senators are in
agreement of the alleged withdrawal, saying
the president’s action was in order while
others in not in support of it.
According to Senate leader, Senator Ali
Ndume, it was impossible for Buhari to
withdraw the budget.
“It is impossible to withdraw the budget. It is
not a document that you can just write and
say you are withdrawing it ,” he said.