LIVE UPDATES: National Assembly set for Buhari's presentation of 2019 budget

Security has been beefed up in and around the National Assembly complex ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to present the 2019 Appropriation Bill.

The budget presentation is coming at a time the National Assembly is experiencing some level of chaos owing to the series of protest by the staff of the National Assembly under the umbrella body of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) over what they called poor working conditions.

The workers have seen embarked on a four-day strike and there were apprehensions that the action may affect President Buhari’s presentation of the 2019 Appropriation Bill.

Officers of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) in the early hours of Tuesday, December 18, barricaded the National Assembly building following the industrial action by the workers. The main entrance close to the Eagle Square was barricaded with patrol vans.

LIVE UPDATES: Buhari presenting 2019 budget to National Assembly joint session

Officers of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) in the early hours of Tuesday, December 18, barricaded the National Assembly building.
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The lock down was reportedly in line with a directive by the leadership of the National Assembly who asked the operatives of the State Security Services (SSS) and the police to secure the chamber for plenary.

However, the striking workers said they would not stop the president from presenting the 2019 budget to the lawmakers. They said the president is free to present the budget anytime.

Buhari is billed to present the federal budget proposal before a joint session of the Assembly on Wednesday, December 19, at 11am.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that combined teams of security agencies have been deployed at the three entrances into the complex.

The entry points are the main gate overlooking the Federal Secretariat, the entrance through the SGF office on Aso Drive and the back gate connecting the Presidential Villa.

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived the National Assembly complex present the 2019 appropriation bill to a joint session of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Source: Legit.ng

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