The Presidency last night again denied that President Muhammadu Buhari has withdrawn the 2016 Budget proposal he submitted to the joint session of the National Assembly on December 22, 2015.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu said the proposal could not be said to be missing because hundreds of copies of t were delivered to the National Assembly.
He said: “Nobody except the President can withdraw the budget. As far as we know, he hasn’t done that.
“The copies in their hundreds have been delivered to both chambers of the National Assembly.
“By tradition, once the budget is submitted, it ceases to be our property.
“Enquiries as to where it is should be directed to the appropriate quarters.”