PRESIDENT BUHARI SIGN 2019 BUDGET 1A; President Muhammadu Buhari signs the 2019 Budget during the signing of the 2019 Budget. Others are Leadership of National Assembly and Cabinet members. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE MAY 27 2019
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Buhari signs N8.83 trillion 2019 budget into law, express implementation fears

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President Muhammadu Buhari has sign the 2019 Appropriation bill into law, noting that the  increase of the appropriation N8.92 trillion from N8.83 trillion, he submitted in December, 2018, will make implementation difficult.

“Back then, I proposed a total expenditure of N8.83 trillion to the National Assembly for appropriation targeting strategic and impactful projects and initiatives. 

“However, the 2019 Budget I will be signing into law today provides for aggregate expenditures of N8.92 trillion. This is an increase of N90.33 billion over our submission. 

“This increase reflects changes introduced by the National Assembly. In some areas, expenses we proposed were reduced while in other areas they were increased. There were also certain areas where new additions were introduced into the budget. More details of the approved budget will be provided by the Honourable Minister of Budget and National Planning.

 

PRESIDENT BUHARI SIGN 2019 BUDGET 4A; R-L; Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, Speaker Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara, President Muhammadu Buhari, SSAP NASS (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, Deputy Senate President Sen Ike Eweremadu and Senate Leader Senator Ahmed Lawan during the signing of the 2019 Budget. Others are Leadership of National Assembly and Cabinet members. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE MAY 27 2019

“Of course, some of these changes will adversely impact our programs making it difficult for us to achieve the objectives of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP). 

He however assured that he will continue to engage the leadership of the National Assembly even as he stated that his administration will make effort to speed up budget preparation, presentation and process in other to achieve the January to December fiscal year.

President Buhari who thanked the leadership of the National Assembly and all the members for all the hard work they put in passing the budget said: “You will all recall that in December 2018, I presented our 2019 budget proposal with the theme “Budget of Continuity”. Our goal was to use this budget to move the economy further on the path of inclusive, diversified and sustainable growth. 

“Although I will be signing this bill, it is my intention to continue to engage the National Assembly to ensure we deliver on our promises. I will therefore be engaging with the leadership of the ninth National Assembly, as soon as they emerge, to address some of our concerns with this Budget. 

“We will also look at how to improve the budget process so that, amongst other things, we can speed up budget consideration processes and return the country to the January to December fiscal year timetable.”

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