Nigerian president postpones budget speech - government source
Nov 19, 2013
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will not present the 2014 budget to the national assembly as planned on Tuesday because of a disagreement between his team and lawmakers over spending plans, a senior government source told Reuters.
ABUJA - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will not present the 2014 budget to the national assembly as planned on Tuesday because of a disagreement between his team and lawmakers over spending plans, a senior government source told Reuters.
Lawmakers indicated last month they wanted to increase spending in the budget that Jonathan was due to present on Tuesday.