Buhari to present 2017 budget next week

– All things being equal, President Muhammadu Buhari will present the 2017 budget next week – The proposed date is on Thursday, December 1 – This disclosure was made by the Senate minority leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio A report by Thisday indicates that President Muhammadu Buhari will likely present the 2017 budget on Thursday, December 1 before a joint session of the National Assembly.

President Buhari to pass 2017 budget next week This disclosure was made by the Senate minority leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, at the conclusion of the debate on 2017-2019 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) yesterday, November 23. Akpabio made the statement while reacting to criticisms by senators that the document should be returned back to the executive. The immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom state said doing so would be counter productive in view of the planned presentation of 2017 budget on Thursday, December 1.