Despite NASS strike, Buhari to present 2019 budget tomorrow – Deputy Speaker

President Muhammadu Buhari will tomorrow, December 19, present the 2019 budget before a joint session of the National Assembly, according to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yusuf Lasun (APC, Osun).

Lasun, who confirmed this at the end of Tuesday’s plenary, urged the lawmakers to ensure that they are seated at the chamber before 10 am.

“President Muhammadu Buhari will tomorrow, December 19, formally present the 2019 budget before a joint session of the National Assembly. Please, make sure you are seated before 10 am,” Lasun announced.

The announcement has laid to rest the initial speculations by some media and political observers that Buhari’s budget presentation might be disrupted by the striking workers of the National Assembly.

The National Assembly workers, under the aegis of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), are demanding a salary hike of 28 percent and other sundry allowances.

President Buhari is expected to present a budget of over N8 trillion before Senators and members of the House of Representatives tomorrow.