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Buhari dares his Doctor to sign Budget

President Muhamamdu Buhari, has on Thursday, overruled the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo’s decision to sign the 2017 budget, despite being on medical vacation. Buhari made his position known through his Special Assistant On National Assembly Matters (Senate), Itang Enang. Recall, that Osinbajo’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, ha​d ​​​stated that his principal (Osinbajo), will sign the budget. “Just so we are clear: when the time comes, everything is set, & he is satisfied, Ag. President Yemi Osinbajo will assent to the 2017 Budget,” he tweeted on Wednesday night. The confusion came as the  Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said after last Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting, that there is no decision yet on who will assent to the 2017 budget. However, in an interview with Channels TV, Enang stated that the budget would be transmitted to Buhari, who will sign...