Missing Budget: Senate Indicts Presidency

"We have received the report of the Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions on investigations surrounding 2016 Appropriation Bill. Our finding is that Senator Ita Enang, the SSA to the President on NASS Matters printed copies on the 2016 Appropriation Bill and brought to the Senate.

"We have discovered that what he brought is different from the version presented by Mr President. We have resolved to consider only the version presented by Mr President as soon as we receive soft copy of the original document from the Executive.de copies different from the copy laid by Buhari .Saraki said.

Senate President Bukola Saraki disclosed this at the end of the executive session that lasted for over 2hours.

"What he distributed is different from what was presented by Mr. President and we have resolved not to address any version until we receive the version presented by Mr. President. Saraki stated

Aliyu Sabi the senate spokesman reinstated the claims while briefing the press after plenary.

"We are duty bound to consider the budget that has been laid by Mr President, we are waiting for the soft copy of so that we can produce it ourselves he stated.

Efforts to get the spokesperson to comment on the various areas with discrepancies proved abortive as he refused to comment further.

The senate credited this report to findings of senate committee on Ethics privileges and public petitions .