Buhari meets Saraki, Dogara in Aso Rock Villa

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President Muhammadu Buhari with President of the Senate, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representative, Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara (right) and Chief of Staff Abba Kyari and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, during the meeting with members of National Assembly Executives at the State House in Abuja, Thursday.

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met behind closed doors with principal officers of the National Assembly (NASS).

Ita-Enang (left), Abba Kyari, Yakubu Dogara and Bukola Saraki.

The meeting which was at the instance of the leadership of NASS was coming barely 48 hours after the President’s rejection of the Amended Electoral Act Bill sent for his signature by the Assembly.

The non-passage of the 2018 appropriation bill by the National Assembly was also said to be one of the top items on the agenda of the meeting which commenced at about 9.10p.m.

President Buhari had on November 7, 2017, laid the 2018 budget proposals before the NASS with the hope that the appropriation bill might be passed on or before the end of 2017.

However, the lawmakers had accused some cabinet ministers of failing to appear before them to defend their ministries’ budgets.

Those at the meeting on the side of National Assembly included the Senate President Bukola Saraki, Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara, Senate leader Ahmad Lawan and other principal officers.

Others on the side of the Executive were Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha and Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Abbas Kyari.

The two Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, Mr Ita Enang and Kawu Sumaila were also in attendance.


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