Nigerian Presidency says no date has been fixed yet for the signing of the 2017
budget by the acting president, Yemi Osinbajo.
Some media platforms
earlier today reported that the 2017 budget would be signed into law by
the acting president tomorrow Thursday June 1st.
However
the Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on National Assembly
Matters, Ita Enang, has denied the reports.
In an address to newsmen,
Enang said that no date has been fixed yet as consultations regarding
the budget is still ongoing.
Recall that some
weeks ago, controversy surrounding who would sign the budget came up
when Lai Mohammed told state house correspondents that when the senate
sends the budget to the Presidency, the person to sign the budget would
then be decided.
Enang, in an interview with Channels TV, said that
President Buhari who is currently on medical leave in the UK would be
the one to sign the budget, despite the fact that he has handed over
power to Osinbajo by virtue of the letter he wrote to the National
Assembly, announcing his travel to the UK for medical checkup. Enang
however retracted his statement and said that Osinbajo would be the one
to sign the budget.