President Muhammadu Buhari is meeting with a joint session of the National Assembly for the presentation of the 2018 budget, a constitutional requirement in Nigeria.
Ahead of the president’s arrival, the House of Representatives is reportedly engaged in a closed-door session
The meeting of the lawmakers followed an earlier secret session held by members of the Senate and presided over by Bukola Saraki with issues including the planned scuttling of the budget presentation dominating discussion, according to Daily Sun.
Buhari is expected to present the budget by 2pm
Reports say some members of the House of Representatives are not lawmakers happy with the executive arm of government over the alleged non-release of funds for their constituency projects.
Buhari’s letter informing the House of his intention to present the budget had earlier resulted in a rowdy session when it was read at plenary.
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