Following the passage of the 2016 budget into law by the Senate, Senate President Bukola Saraki, has called on the President Mahammadu Buhari-led government to begin work on 2017 budget in earnest for early passage.
Saraki, who stated this on his tweet post through his Twitter handle @bukolasaraki on Wednesday, termed the budget a ‘nationalistic’ one, which according to him was a product of bipartisan engagement.
He also urged Nigerian to rally support for the #BuyNaijaToGrowTheNaira campaign, promising that the Senate will it the necessary legislative backing.
The tweets reads, “Unique thing about #Budget2016 is that for once there was no bickering over oil benchmark, @NGRSenate focused more on implementable budget.
“It gives me great joy that #Budget2016 is a product of bipartisan engagement, commitment and one that is broadly nationalistic.
“I assure Nigerians that @NGRSenate will ensure very stringent oversight of the implementation of #Budget2016 and ask you to partner with us.
“Yes there were few hiccups at the beginning of #Budget2016 but what we passed today is a reflection of policy direction in draft we received.
“I urge the executive to please ensure that work on #Budget2017 begins in earnest so that we can have required time to fully review and pass.
“Every Nigerian regardless of political divide, should support #BuyNaijaToGrowTheNaira @NGRSenate will provide legislation to back it.
