He assured that the executive arm of government would ensure the timely delivery of capital projects to achieve the laudable objectives of the budget.
A statement issued by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity said of the amount, N123.3 million is for recurrent (non-debt) expenditure while the sum of the N859.3bn is for contribution to the Development Fund for the capital expenditure for the year ending on the 31st day of December 2021.
The brief ceremony was attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze, and Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives), Hon. Umar el-Yakub.
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They had asked the president, whom they accused of wasting taxpayers money, to return to Nigeria immediately.
Omokri had said the protesters laid a siege to the house and Buhari had been denied access to his doctors.
But speaking during the protest, one of the supporters of the president described Omokri’s claim as fake news.
“There is the news about the president being held hostage, everyone could see, to my left, my right, you can see that there is nothing there, no one is being held hostage, it’s all fake news. But we are here today to actually show support to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, that we are here for you, Nigeria in the diaspora actually support you.