 |
| President Buhari in a closed-door meeting with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila. |
Following the recent Xenophobic attacks on Nigeria citizens and the issue of the budget circle as well as the $9.6 billion dollars London Judgment debt, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila and President Muhammadu Buhari are in a closed-door Meeting.
Continue reading below
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday was in a closed-door meeting with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Federal capital.
After the Closed-door meeting, Speaking with the State House correspondents, Gbajabiamila who said he was in the presidential villa Abuja, to discuss national issues requiring the attention of both the legislature and the executive with President Buhari.
Continue reading below
According to The Speaker, the National Assembly are on the same page with Buhari and the government regarding the Xenophobic attacks on Nigeria Nationals in South Africa.
He added "I came to the presidential Villa, to fully discuss that with President Muhammadu Buhari and other national issues that require the attention of both the legislature and the executive, and we had very fruitful discussions on those issues."
Continue reading below
President Muhammadu Buhari has taken proactive steps in deporting Nigerian citizens in South Africa. We have issued a statement today and is in tandem with what the executive is doing and we stand by our citizens.
" Our most priority is to protect the welfare of our citizens and that is exactly what we are doing and that is what the president is doing," he said.
Continue reading below
Speaker of the House of representatives Mr Femi Gbajabiamila also revealed that they deliberated on the issue of the budget circle as well as the $9.6 billion dollars London Judgment debt.
He expressed the hope that the executive arm would submit the 2020 appropriation bill to the National Assembly before the end of September 2019.
Continue reading below
"We discussed the issue of the budget, as you are aware we want to bring the budget circle back to what it used to be from January to December, and the only way to do that is for an early presentation of the budget and we have discussed that".
"I know the budget is going to come as early as possible. It may be the end of this month or shortly thereafter, but I cannot give you any definite date," he said.
Continue reading below
But it’s going to be an early presentation so that we can pass the budget before the end of the year and return to the January to December circle.
"We discussed security issues and the issue of the recent $9 billion awards against Nigeria".
"I say that with a smile but not really smiling, Clearly we are in opposition to that and steps will be taken," he said.
إرسال تعليق