Senate leader, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume has confirmed that there is no move to impeach the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki.
Senator Ndume told state House correspondents shortly after he had a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock, Abuja today that he was not aware of any move to impeach the Senate President.
“I don’t know of any move to impeach the Senate President. As the Senate leader, no such thing should be conceived without my knowledge.”
Senator Ndume said that some of the things that would engage the Senators as they resume plenary session tomorrow from a short break would be among others, the 2016 budget.
The Senate leader who said that the date for the passage of the budget bill is not v ery important, insisted that a thorough work needed to be done on the budget to be able to stand the test of time.
He said that there is no conflict between the executive and the legislature on the discrepancies that have been discovered in the budget, adding: “for the first time in history, the legislature and the executive are collectively working on the budget to ensure a functional appropriation.”
Senator Ndume agreed that the budget was done by the executive in a rush, but that it is pardonable since this is the first time the new executive is preparing budget.
He assured that at the end of the day, the two arms of the government would collectively give a befitting budget to the nation, even as he emphasized that time does not count in the passage of the appropriation.
“I assure you that if we can complete a thorough job on the budget tomorrow, it will be passed tomorrow.”
Senator Ndume said that other important bills the Senate would begin to consider when it resumes tomorrow are the ones on money laundering and criminal information sharing. [myad]
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