The leader of the upper national
chamber Senator Bukola Sariki has assured Nigerians that, they are working hard
to ensure they pass the federal government proposed 2016 budget by February.
The Senate president hinted
LEADERSHIP Weekend yesterday at Dutse international Airport Jigawa State.
According to the Senate
president, the national chambers would scrutinize the budget, effected all its
legislative responsibility, and ensure speedy passage of the budget to allow
the federal government to start delivering dividends of democracy to Nigerians
who have high expectation on it.
Senator Saraki also assured
Nigerians that, the sharp drop of oil price could not temper the budgets,
urging them to feel at ease.
“On the Issue of federal
government budget there is no cause for alarm, as it was designed not depend on
oil revenue”.
“If you look at the budget the
federal government has designed it to depend on non oil revenue for the first
time in our recent history, the oil revenue is below 50 percent in the budget,
so the dwindling price could not change anything in side it,” Senator Saraki
stated.
Senator Saraki also debunked the
rumor going round that, the senate is planing to reduce the budget size, adding
that the national chamber would do everything possible to see the budget meet
the expectation of Nigerians on the APC led federal government.
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