National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress
(APC), Adams Oshiomhole, Oon Wednesday expressed hope that the National Assembly
won’t ‘distort the 2019 budget as presented.
He also described President Muhammadu Buhari’s
presentation of the 2019 Budget as “a successful outing.”
Oshiomhole spoke in an interview with the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) shortly after Buhari presented the budget at the
National Assembly in Abuja.
According to him, “I think it was done very well
and analytically presented. It covers all the issues.
“It gives account of the previous budget, how it
was implemented and why we will have to consolidate going forward. I think it
was a successful outing.
“I’m impressed, I’m excited, and I pray that the
National Assembly will not distort it in a way that will misrepresent the tenet
and well-thought out outcome.”
Reacting to the rowdiness amid the budget
presentation, Oshiomhole said: “I think the lawmakers generally agreed that the
budget was good.
“All the requirements of the law have been met, which
was to lay the budget. How the senators behaved thereafter is their privilege.”
On his part, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr.
Geoffrey Onyeama, simply described the budget presentation as “excellent.”
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