Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has
commended Nigerians for their patience while awaiting presidential
assent to the 2016 Appropriation Act and promised that the National
Assembly will ensure its proper implementation through diligent
oversight.
Saraki who , on Friday, May 6, 2016
joined Speaker Yakubu Dogara and other top government officials in
witnessing the signing of the budget into law by President Muhammadu
Buhari, said the responsibility is now that of both the executive and
the legislature to ensure that the objectives and goals of the budget
are duly realized.
He called on ministers,
heads of departments and agencies to hit the ground running with the
implementation of the various provisions made in the budget so that the
expectations of the people can be fulfilled.
“On
our own part as members of the National Assembly, we will closely
monitor the implementation of the budget by providing effective
oversight. We will also ensure that all necessary laws that will aid the
transformation of the contents of the budget into practical policies,
projects and programmes that will directly have positive impact on
Nigerians will be put in place.
“That is why we
have started the amendment of the Public Procurement Act to ensure that
a substantial percentage of the money to be spent in the budget are
made available to Nigerians through government patronage of
Made-in-Nigeria goods and services.”
The Senate
President thanked Nigerians for their continued support for the present
administration and promised that now that the budget has been signed
into law people will start seeing the positive impact on the economy and
their standard of living.
Saraki restated the
National Assembly’s commitment to early passage of subsequent budgets
since the President had promised earlier presentation.
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