President Muhammadu Buhari has
arrived at the National Assembly complex where he will be presenting the 2019
budget proposal.
The President and members of his
cabinet arrived amid a rowdy session in which lawmakers could be heard jeering
and cheering loudly.
President Buhari arrived at about
12:40 pm and is expected to table the budget before a joint session of the
Senate and House of Representatives.
Ahead of his arrival, men of the
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and operatives of the Department of State Services
(DSS) were ensuring all security measures were in place in and around the
complex.
Also unground to give security
support are the Presidential Guards Brigade, Nigerian Security and Civil
Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), among others.
Earlier on, the Clerk to the
National Assembly, Mr Mohammed Sani-Omolori conduct a rehearsal for the Special
Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita
Enang, who will guide Buhari on his movement and presentation in the chamber.
Noticeably absent were the
workers at the National Assembly, under the auspices of the Parliamentary Staff
Association of Nigeria, who had crippled business and legislative activities as
part of their four-day warning strike.
The workers, who barricaded the
entrances to the National Assembly on Monday, and had earlier picketed the
chambers, were still at the main entrance to the premises as of 8am, had
resolved to stay away from the premises pending the time the budget
presentation would last.
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