Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, today, Monday, June 12, signed the 2017 budget into law. The signing was done at exactly 4:42 PM in his office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The Presidency have said President Muhammadu Buhari had indicated to acting President Yemi Osinbajo to proceed to assent to the nation’s 2017 budget.
Osinbajo had on May 19 received the N7.441 trillion budget passed by the National Assembly.
Initially, there were controversies over whether he or President Muhammadu Buhari, who is away in London for medical treatment, would assent to the document.
