The Senate President, Bukola Saraki has promised amidst the raging controversy generated by the 2016 National Assembly budget to make it public for scrutiny.
Senate President, Bukola Saraki
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki yesterday gave assurances that the details and breakdown of the N115billion 2016 budget of the National Assembly will be made available for public scrutiny after controversy trailed the breakdown of the budget.
Nigerians have cried out that the details of the 2016 National Assembly budget as a whole be made available after many suspected there might be things the legislators do not want the public to know.
Saraki said the budget would be in the public domain this year as against the practice in the past.
“My own view from the 8th National Assembly is that the time for collective participation for the good of all Nigerians is here with us in line with the change mantra of the present administration. We are all on the same page for things to be done differently.
“I think what we need now from all stakeholders , is more of cooperation, encouragement and participation as oppose to trying to hold one person responsible for the mistakes of the past that we are all part of,” he said.
Speaking further, Saraki said hinted that the National Assembly would soon come up with an amendment bill on the procurement process towards ensuring strict and transparent implementation of the N6.08trillion 2016 budget.