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According to a Vanguard report, strong indications have emerged
today that the National Assembly will reconvene next week to consider
and pass the proposed budget for the 2019 elections by the Independent
National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The National Assembly will call off the break to consider the
letter of President Muhammadu Buhari on the proposed sum of N164 billion
to be provided for through virement or supplementary of the 2018 budget
as well as look into the not less than N242 billion that would be
required for the conduct of 2019 general elections.
The decision to reconvene was arrived at after a closed door
meeting between the Principal officers of the National Assembly and the
Chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu and other officials of the
Commission.
The meeting was presided over by Senate President, Dr. Bukola
Saraki, with the Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara in
attendance.
Though principal officers of the All Progressives Congress, APC
were not at the meeting, that of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP
attended the meeting at room 301, Senate Wing.