President Muhammadu Buhari has justified his signing of the 2022 budget despite what he described as ‘worrisome changes‘ made by lawmakers to the finance law.
He said signing the budget was necessary to save important projects, programmes and policies.
Mr Buhari also said that had he declined assent to the budget, the lawmakers would exercise their powers and override his veto – a situation he said would not be necessary considering the cordial relationship that exists between the Legislature and the Executive.
The president was reacting to…
