President Buhari meets National Assembly leadership

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met behind closed doors with principal officers of the National Assembly.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the meeting, which was at the instance of the leadership of the National Assembly, was coming barely 48 hours after the President’s rejection of the Amended Electoral Act Bill sent for his signature by the Assembly.
The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that 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 9.10pm.
President Buhari had on November 7, 2017 laid the 2018 budget proposals before the National Assembly 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 that attended the meeting included the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; the Senate Leader, Ahmad Lawan; and other Principal Pfficers.
Others at the meeting were the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; and the Chief of Staff to the President, Malam Abba Kyari.
The two Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, Ita Enang (Senate) and Kawu Sumaila (House of Representatives) were also in attendance.