Infographics: How Buhari's Budget Changed
The controversy over Nigeria's 2016 federal budget deepens as two versions of the document emerged.
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President Muhammadu Buhari presented the 6.07 trillion budget before a joint session of the National Assembly on December 22, 2015.
The leader of the nation was well received as he presented an expansionary budget aimed at promoting the economy.
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The second version was presented by Ita Enang, the special adviser to President Buhari on Senate matters.
On Tuesday, January 12, it was claimed that the budget had vanished from the legislative body, and there have been rumours that the document was withdrawn for correction.
See the infographics below and continue reading the initial story below:
Immediately after the Senate plenary Buhari met behind closed doors with Bukola Saraki, the Senate president.
After the meeting the two Nigerian leaders said that the budget was with them.
The president said hundreds of duplicates of the national document were presented to the National Assembly and all could not possibly be lost.
One of the copies of the budget was published on the website of Budget Office Federation.
The Cable, however, compared both copies of the document and emphasized the differences between the two versions of the 1,810-page budget.
Most of the differences between the two budgets concerned the state house and the presidency in general.
Another N3.9 billion was included for routine care of the presidential villa, while the money specified for the procurement of BMW salon cars was reduced from N3.6 billion to N340 million.
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N25m was added for the maintenance of the office of the chief of staff to the president and another N795m for the Ministry of Solid Minerals (website update).
Construction and provision of recreational facilities were removed from the second version of budget.
Source: Legit.ng
