[NEWS] BUHARI STOPS MINISTERS

PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI HAS PLACED A TEMPORARY BAN ON FOREIGN TRAVELS BY ALL MEMBERS OF HIS CABINET AND OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

THE NEW DIRECTIVE WAS ANNOUNCED FRIDAY EVENING BY WILLIE BASSEY, THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATION.

PRESIDENT BUHARI HAD ON TUESDAY PRESENTED THE YEAR 2020 N10.33 TRILLION BUDGET PROPOSAL TO A JOINT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.

THE PRESIDENT SAID THE EARLY PRESENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL ESTIMATE TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WAS TO ENABLE THE COUNTRY TO RETURN TO THE JANUARY-DECEMBER BUDGET CYCLE.

SHORTLY AFTER THE PRESENTATION OF THE BUDGET, THE SENATE GAVE OCTOBER 31 AS THE DEADLINE FOR ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO DEFEND THEIR BUDGET ESTIMATES TO ENABLE THE PASSAGE OF THE DOCUMENT IN DECEMBER