During the senate plenary today, it was revealed that the committees set up to look into the missing budget disclosed that another version of the earlier presented 2016 Budget was submitted to the senate by the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari, Senator Ita Enang and the senate rejected the new budget.
The Senate President in his statement acknowledged that the Committees that were set up to look into the missing budget had submitted their report.
Senate President Bukola Saraki continued saying, the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari, Senator Ita Enang brought in a different version of the budget from the one the President earlier submitted to the National Assembly.
The Senate President also added that the Senate will only accept the version of the Budget that was earlier submitted by President Buhari.
Meanwhile, Senator Ali Ndume raised a Point of Order for senate to address the issue of national importance which is the plummeting exchange rate of Dollar to Naira at the rate of $1 to N305.
However, Senate President Bukola Saraki moved the issue on Missing Budget and Exchange rate to the next legislative day which is Tuesday 19, January, 2016.
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