The National Assembly says it will pass the 2023 Appropriation Bill on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, disclosed this at plenary on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
He said the budget would be harmonised with the House of Representatives before Thursday. <\/p>\n
According to him, the passage is to ensure that the January-December budget circle is maintained.<\/p>\n
President Muhammadu Buhari had, on October 7, presented the 2023 budget proposal of N20.5trn to the National Assembly.<\/p>\n
Lawan said after the budget\u2019s passage, the National Assembly would adjourn legislative activities for the Christmas and New Year breaks. <\/p>\n
The speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, also yesterday confirmed that the budget would be passed tomorrow.<\/p>\n
He was addressing State House reporters after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.<\/p>\n
He said the House would use 10 days to do \u201chouse cleaning matters\u201d and attend to emergency issues before going back for campaigns and elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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