Former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume representing Borno South, has accused the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, of frustrating moves by the Senate to discuss the 2019 Appropriation Bill submitted to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari last December.
Speaking with journalists after plenary on Wednesday, he said the delay by the Senate to commence debate on general principles of the N8.83trillion 2019 budget proposals five weeks after presentation by President Buhari was caused by the leadership of the Senate headed by PDP senators.
Meawhile, the House of Representatives has yet again suspended debate on the provisions of the 2019 appropriation bill, over what it described as “irreconcilable differences” in the document.
Speaker, House of Representative Yakubu Dogara says head of the Budget Office, ministers of Finance, Budget and National Planing would be invited over the matter.
