The senate has postponed the 2013 budget presentation by PresidentGoodluck
Jonathan to next week.
The Senate President,
Senator David Mark who announced this on the floor of the senate did not state
a particular day but promised to communicate to senators any day that may be
agreed upon by the leadership of the National Assembly.
President Goodluck
Jonathan had earlier signified his intention to present the 2013 budget
proposal to the joint session of the National Assembly on the 4th of
October.
Correspondent Tijani
Yinusa gathered that this was frustrated by members of the House of
Representatives who insisted that they must see an improvement in the
implementation of 2012 budget before allowing the President Jonathan to lay the
2013 budget.
In the meantime,
senate has temporarily stood down the request of President Goodluck Jonathan
for the approval of 7.9 billion dollars for pipeline projects.
Senate Leader Victor
Ndoma-Egba during plenary appealed that the request which comes under the Medium
Term External Borrowing Plan (2012-2014) be kept aside until they get
appropriate briefing from the executive.
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