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Passage of 2016 budget postponed

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The National Assembly which had early said the 2016 budget report would be laid March 16 and passed March 17 after consideration.Buhari presenting the budget

However, the passage of the 2016 has been suspended by the national assembly.

The budget was not presented at either chamber on Wednesday as promised.

Addressing journalists after plenary, the Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, announced the postponement of the passage of the budget to next week.

He said the passed budget would be sent to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent before Easter.

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He added that the budget report would be laid by the Mr. Goje tomorrow on Thursday while deliberations would hold Tuesday.

The president presented a N6.08 trillion 2016 Appropriation Bill, budget proposal, to a joint session of the National Assembly in December 2015.

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