National Assembly To Publish Its Budget This Week - Saraki

The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, said on Sunday that the breakdown of the National Assembly’s budget would be publicly published this week. This was in a statement signed by Mohammed Isa, Special Assistant on Public Affairs to Mr. Saraki.

The statement said Mr. Saraki made the disclosure while speaking with a team of editors of the London based newspaper- the Economist.

Mr. Saraki, who is the Chairman of the National Assembly, said that publication of the details of the budget was in line with the anti-corruption stance of the 8th National Assembly.

He also said that the budget of the Senate which had never been made public before would be published in line with the anti-corruption stance of the Senate.

“For the first time we promised Nigerians that the Senate will disclose its budget breakdown, the committee will make its report available by next week.

“We are resolved to break the tradition of one line item,” he said.

Mr. Saraki said that the Senate would partner with President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure the success of the anti-corruption war.‎