Flash: Presidency Submitted Two Version Of 2016 Budget….Saraki

The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has accused the Presidency of submitting two versions of the 2016 Budget.

Saraki levelled the accusation on Thursday.

He said while President Muhammadu Buhari laid one version before the joint session of the National Assembly, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, submitted another version.Saraki spoke after a two-hour closed-door session of the Senate.He said: “We came to a resolution that since we have two versions of the 2016 Budget, we will only accept the one presented by President Buhari.

“The Budget was never missing.“While the President submitted one, the Special Adviser presented another one.“Hence the reason for the investigation.”