President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday arrived the National Assembly complex for the 2025 budget presentation amidst heavy security.
The president got to the National Assembly at exactly 12:10 pm on Wednesday.
The N47.96 trillion budget proposal was approved by the Federal Executive Council on Monday.
The budget presentation was earlier slated to hold on Tuesday, Dec 17 but shifted to Wednesday Dec 18.
The security measures include the closure of all business operators and ancillary service providers such as banks and food vendors.
Also, visitors and non-essential staff members of the National Assembly have also been told to stay at home till after the presentation of the budget.
Only very few members of staff on essential duty with accreditation tags and a few journalists are being allowed entrance into the complex.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio will preside over the joint session alongside Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen.
The presentation will be Tinubu’s second budget estimates to the National Assembly since assuming office on May 29 2023
