Rather, the lawmakers demanded details of the proposed removal of oil subsidy from the Finance Minister at a meeting between the Presidency and the National Assembly on Monday night.
Against the backdrop of public outcry against the removal, the Presidency commenced lobby of the National Assembly in a bid to ensure that the 2012 Appropriation Bill does not run into a hitch.
President Goodluck Jonathan is scheduled to present estimates of the 2012 budget to a joint sitting of the National Assembly in November.
A committee chairman present at the meeting told Daily Sun that the meeting, which was called at the instance of the Presidency was more of “a lobby of the National Assembly to support their proposal to remove oil subsidy.
“The President was present at the meeting and our cooperation was sought concerning government proposals as contained in the MTEF Report sent to us.
“From the body language of the President and the Finance Minister, they seem bent on going ahead with the removal of the oil subsidy
In fact, committee chairmen pointedly told the Finance Minister that since they do not have details of the subsidy removal, they are at a loss as to how to even defend the move with their people.
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