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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday explained why he would not hurriedly assent to the 2016 ed by the National Assembly.

He said he would critically review the document before assenting to it, according to a statement by Femi Adesina the special adviser to the President on media and publicity.

Speaking at a meeting with the United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, in Washington DC, President Buhari said in view of the controversial alteration and padding of the budget proposals, he needed to review the appropriation bill to be certain that its contents tallied with the authentic budget proposal presented to the National Assembly.

“Some bureaucrats removed what we put in the proposal and replaced it with what they wanted,” Mr. Buhari said. “I have to look at the bill that has been ed by the National Assembly, ministry by ministry, to be sure that what has been brought back for me to sign is in line with our original submission.”
Declaring that his istration will continue to vigorously prosecute its war against corruption, President Buhari sought and received an assurance from Mr. Kerry that the United States Government will facilitate the repatriation of all stolen Nigerian funds found within the American banking system.

“It will greatly help our country if you assist us to recover all our stolen funds which we can establish to be within your financial system,” the President told Mr. Kerry.

Responding, the Secretary of State said that he has been told that the stolen Nigerian funds were in “billions of dollars”.

“It’s not easy to hide that amount of money and we are pretty good in tracing them,” Mr Kerry assured President Buhari, adding that relevant United States Government Officials will meet with the Chairman of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to discuss further cooperation in that regard.

Mr. Kerry applauded the Buhari istration’s success in rolling back the Boko Haram insurgency, saying the United States will continue to give Nigeria all possible to ensure that the terrorist sect is finally eliminated as a threat to national and regional security.

The Secretary of State also praised President Buhari’s clear order that Nigeria’s Armed Forces must show greater regard for the human rights of persons in the theatre of operations against Boko Haram.

Acknowledging that the United States has been of great help to his istration in the retraining and re-equipping of the Nigerian Armed Forces that has resulted in the significant success already achieved against Boko Haram, President Buhari said the Federal Government was now working very hard to restore full normalcy in the North Eastern states.

“Boko Haram no longer holds any local government area. We are reconstructing damaged facilities and preparing the police to take over and reassert civilian control over areas affected by the insurgency,” the President told Mr. Kerry.

http://www.timesng.com/news/headlines/201085-why-i-wont-sign-2016-budget-in-a-hurry-buhari.html

Sai buhari forever

I don't think Buhari has a calendar to realise that it is 2016 already and 2019 is already knocking.
I don't have problem with you going through it but y not since you have received it.
Sai Buhari,time is going,i repeat,Nigerians are no more patient with you. Wailers are increasing each ing day

If not because wailing wailers form don finish due to high demand,me sef for don port

The dullard we have as a president never disappoint

And some zombies will still be hailing buhari....like a poster above me

Na u sabi

Is it by force to be president? ,please resign if you don't have anything to offer.

Amazing decision, I am sure when the budget is returned, more.budget office staff would lose their jobs.

Useless bureaucrats and their paymasters.

Sai Buhari...I trust in you because of your promises.

Yawnss.... Till we see the end result.
What i know is.....no policy or decision that the govt had made had turned out positive or awesome. They are just so detrimental to our livelyhood

The old man really needs to take his time

Sai Snail Baba

Nigeria is running on fumes anyway, sign or no sign...take all the time u need baba.

Good decision..... It's how well not how far

Ok. So Americans must hear it from you first before us.
It's well.

Hahahahaha

You have failed us..

The first quarter of the year is ending 12am tonight..

If u like sign am.. if u like dont sign it..

Just be disgracing us everywhere you go..

Does he know 2017 is almost here...

To the zombies Pmb have the whole time at his discretion!
But the clock is ticking

Don't even sign it at all.

B

OK. We hear. Pls tk ur time. Infact dnt bother g it aftrall u dnt give a damn abt d well-being of Nigerians. Keep travelling. Shey 2019 go reach.

Don't sign it again o. We are close to 2017

Bullhari pls don't sign it..
Keep it under ur bed to help sooth ur waiste pain..

President Uwa mmebi

Only forever over ur family. So speak for urslf alone

SUPERPACK:
Sai buhari forever

As usual baba only speaks wen he is out d country. And zombies wil come here 2 start shouting Sai bubu

Confusion in every sector of the economy economy.

Akkord4gov:
I don't think Buhari has a calendar to realise that it is 2016 already and 2019 is already knocking.
I don't have problem with you going through it but y not since you have received it.
Sai Buhari,time is going,i repeat,Nigerians are no more patient with you. Wailers are increasing each ing day

Smithkafors:
Is it by force to be president? ,please resign if you don't have anything to offer.

buhahahari, resign make we install u as president ba??

beta start praying 4 d oga patapata of Nigerian Association of Zombies (NAZ),,

2019 is still a long way ahead o,,

Sai Baba

I said it, ddnt I? Dat wen it's gud news, u praise ur buhari but bad news turns u deaf n dumb n u deny him. And wch promises r u referring to, d 1s he has denied making or wat? I laff in rocket science #observing.

Keneking:
Amazing decision, I am sure when the budget is returned, more.budget office staff would lose their jobs.

Useless bureaucrats and their paymasters.

Sai Buhari...I trust in you because of your promises.