I have cold because I’m working hard —Buhari – TheNigerialawyer

President Muhammadu Buhari says he has flu because he is working
very hard.

Buhari said this while presenting the 2020 budget to a joint
session of the national assembly on Tuesday.

The president explained that the cold is because he was working
very hard to meet the deadline of the national assembly.

Buhari asked the lawmakers and other dignitaries present in the
lower legislative chamber to “pardon” him because his voice was
unclear.

“As you can hear, I have a cold as a result of working very hard
to meet your deadline,” he said jokingly.

In his remarks, Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of
representatives, sympathised with the president over his cold.

Last week, the national assembly approved N10.73 trillion as the
federal government’s total estimated expenditure for 2020.

The president had proposed a sum of just N10 trillion. The
increase by the lawmakers amounts to N792 billion.