Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, says it is the duty of the national assembly to adjust budget figures for the good of Nigerians.
The lawmakers increased the budget size by N1.33 trillion after it was initially put at N20.5 trillion by President Muhammadu Buhari.
“You have used the language jerk up about three or four times in one sentence. I’m not quite sure what that means. If you understand constitutional democracy, there are different layers of government. And it’s called separation of powers,” he said.
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