The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as patriotic, the speedily passage of the 2013 budget by the National Assembly.
The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Chief Olisa Metuh said the action of the National Assembly depicted that good governance is directly dependent on the twin factors of patriotism and capacity for delivery.
He said: “The National Assembly which our great Party leads has demonstrated that it has come of age in the discharge of its constitutional responsibilities. It has also shown that the people of Nigeria are its primary constituency and that their interest is supreme.
“The seriousness and the high degree of scrutiny which guided the consideration of the 2013 budget proposal, serve directly the long stringent quest for transparent and workable national budget. We commend them for this.? The Senate under Senator David Mark and the House of Representatives under Hon. Aminu Tambuwal have shown that they are patriotic.