Osinbajo Meets Saraki, Dogara Over Budget

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday met with Senate President Bukola Saraki and House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara over the economy and the 2017 budget currently before the National Assembly.

The closed-door meeting was held at the Vice President Wing of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja.

The meeting was also attended by the Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun and her Budget and National Planning counterpart, Udoma Udoma.

The Senate president later told State House correspondents that the National Economic Management Team briefed the meeting on its proposed road show.

Saraki said: “We are meeting on the economy and the budget; myself, the vice president and the speaker, minister of budget and minister of finance.

“We are aware that the economic team will soon be going on a road show, and just to brief us and let us know the issues and just carry us along.

“We have just started the defence. So, there are no issues, these are just consultations.”