Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari started the presentation of the 2020 Budget with an excuse. He feared his voice might fail him, and so, asked National Assembly members to pardon him, because he had a cold. He also explained the cause of the cold is as a result of working hard to meet the deadline given to him by the NASS members.
“I will start by asking you to pardon my voice. As you can see, I have a cold as a result of working hard to meet your deadline”
If that opening was meant to relax everybody, he succeeded, as, on hearing him, hearty laughter filled the chambers of the House of Representatives where the presentation took place.