2016 Budget: ‘Our Challenge Is How To Do What Buhari Is Asking Within The Law’ – NASS
Senate Leader, Alhaji Muhammad Ndume, on Monday, said that the major challenge facing the national assembly is not the alleged disagreement with President Muhammadu Buhari, but how to do what is being asked within the law.
While speaking with newsmen in Maiduguri, Ndume said, “Nigerians should know that the National Assembly does not have any conflict with the president on the budget, but we might have minor disagreement.
“The major challenge that the National Assembly has is not disagreement with the president.
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“The challenge that we have is how to do what the president is asking us to do within the law,’’ Ndume said.
Ndume, representing Borno South further said that the disagreement between legislative and executive arms of government is normal in a democratic system.
He however added that the resolution was to allow the country to move forward.
“Disagreement between the legislature and executive is normal. The executive prepare the budget and present it to the legislature for processing and the legislature sends it back for assent after processing.
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“Usually, the president takes a look at it and if he is comfortable with it, he signs and if he not comfortable, he takes note of the areas and sends it to the legislature for ratification.
“This is where we are now, but the unfortunate thing is that because of the change in government, the attitudes of Nigerians have also changed, which is normal.
“Nigerians are so anxious because Buhari is a new president they are expecting so much from; they are expecting to see changes quickly.
“The leadership of the National Assembly will sit down and talk to the president on the issue this week,” Ndume said.
He said that the meeting was earlier slated for last week but was shifted due to some unforeseen circumstances.
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“We were supposed to have met last week, but we shifted the meeting to this week due to some factors,’’ Ndume said.
