President Muhammadu Buhari will on Oct. 8, present the 2021 Appropriation Bill to the Joint Session of the National Assembly.
President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan, read the letter from Buhari, conveying his intention to present the budget to National Assembly at plenary on Tuesday in Abuja.
“May I crave the kind indulgence of the distinguish Senate to grant me the slot of 11 hours on Thursday 8th October,2020 to formally present the 2021 Appropriation Bill to the Joint Session of the National Assembly.
The date of presentation is exactly a year since the 2020 budget was presented to the joint session.
“While I look forward to addressing the joint session, please accept, Mr Senate President, the assurances of my highest regards.
With this development, the Senate will inevitably consider and pass the 2021-2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) tomorrow Wednesday, which is a pre-condition for the presentation of the annual budget to the National Assembly.