By Chibuike Nwabuko
ABUJA NIGERIA – The National Assembly through the office of the Secretary, Research and Information, (SRI), National Assembly (NASS), Dr. Ali Barde Umoru has described as utter FAKE NEWS, the report making rounds in the online and print media that President Bola Tinubu would present the 2025 budget to the NASS tomorrow.
The NASS debunked this on Tuesday in a statement signed by the Director Information,
Audu Bullah Biallah made available to newsmen in Abuja.
The statement titled “Clarification” reads in full:
The attention of the Secretary, Reseach and Information, (SRI), National Assembly, Dr. Ali Barde Umoru has been drawn to the purported fake news credited to him, alleging that His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will tomorrow Wednesday present the 2025 budget to the join session of the National Assembly.
The SRI described as false, the said news circulating on both social and mainstream media, and other outlets urging members of the public to disregard such information.
The secretary advised that any official enquiry and clarification should follow the official communication channels of the National Assembly.
He said the National Assembly is yet to approve the 2024-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework MTEF and Fiscal Strategy Paper, forwarded to both chambers of the national assembly by Mr. President, before the official presentation of the 2025 budget.
In view of the above, the SRI warns peddlers of such information to desist forthwith from using his office to mislead members of the public .
Signed:
Director Information
Audu Bullah Biallah
for: Secretary Research and Information,
National Assembly.
