Presidency, NASS differ on N11.635b refund for Delta, Taraba vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
In a letter obtained by Vanguard, President Muhammadu Buhari observed that: “While the Federal Executive Council, FEC, approved a total sum of N78,601, 631,430.16 as reimbursement to Delta and Taraba state governments, the National Assembly approved N90,236,461,031.36, which is higher than the amount approved by FEC.
“The House of Representatives may note the provisions of the Public Procurement Act, 2007, which empowers the Bureau of Public Procurement, BPE, to approve vendors and contracts sums.
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