President Muhammadu Buhari has given the acting president, Yemi Osinbajo, the green light to sign the 2017 budget.
Mr Buhari in a letter addressed to Budget Minister, Udoma Udoma, said it is in the interest of the nation’s economy for the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, to sign the 2017 Appropriation Bill into law.
The ailing president wrote the letter to Mr Udoma, according to a statement by Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant to the president on the media and publicity.
Mr Buhari, who is recuperating in London said he had received a full briefing on the Appropriation Bill as passed by the National Assembly.
To buttress the unity at the highest level of government, he said he was yielding his signatory authority to Mr Osinbajo.
An earlier report had indicated that Mr Osinbajo will sign the 2017 budget into law by 3pm today.
This announcement was made by the Special Assistant to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki on New Media, Bamikole Omisore, on his social media handle @MrBanksOmisore.
Mr Saraki, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara would join Mr Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa for the signing of the budget, Omisore said.
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