National Assembly finally pass 2017 budget
The National Assembly has finally passed the 2017 Appropriations Bill at exactly 1.pm. todayAccording to the report, N434.4 billion was appropriated for
statutory transfers to the National Judicial Council (N100 billion);
Niger Delta Development Commission (N64.02 billion); Universal Basic
Education (N95.2 billion); National Assembly (N125 billion); Public
Complaints Commission (N4 billion); INEC (N45 billion); and National
Human Rights Commission (N1.2 billion).
It was observed that against the initial proposal of N115bn for the
National Assembly budget, the lawmakers jerked their budget to N125bn,
making an increase of N10bn.
It was further observed that there was no objection to the budget from any lawmaker, except when some lawmakers shouted in protest for the N51bn allocated to the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).
The Senate is still considering the budget document.
It was observed that against the initial proposal of N115bn for the
National Assembly budget, the lawmakers jerked their budget to N125bn,
making an increase of N10bn.It was further observed that there was no objection to the budget from any lawmaker, except when some lawmakers shouted in protest for the N51bn allocated to the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).
The Senate is still considering the budget document.
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