Nigeria’s Senate President, Ahmed Lawan has given assurance that absence of ministers cannot affect the preparation and presentation of the 2020 national budget by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Answering reporters’ questions today, July 17 shortly after a private audience with President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Senator Ahmed Lawan said that budgets are usually prepared by Permanent Secretaries in ministries.
He is confident that the budget for next year could still be prepared and presented to the joint session of the National Assembly before the end of September.
According to the Senate President, such budget could be passed and ready for presidential assent by January, thereby achieving the January – December circle.
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