Senate To Disclose 2017 Budget Today

The decision follows a meeting of the joint leadership of the Senate and the House of Representatives, yesterday night.

Recall that the presentation of the budget was scheduled to hold on May 4, 2017, however, it was postponed till today after the Committee on Appropriation failed to present it.

The proposed budget is expected to be laid today in both Houses when the lawmakers reconvene.

Meanwhile, member of the House of Representatives, James Faleke, said yesterday that the 2017 budget was ready and would soon be passed by the National Assembly.

According to him, the delay in the passage of the budget was because the National Assembly planned on doing a thorough work on the document.

He said: “The budget process takes some time. Unlike what we had before, where you talk about budget padding or no padding, what the National Assembly tried to do this time is to do the needful once and for all with the budget details being submitted. The budget is ready, only to be considered on the floor probably this week, as all committees have finished their work.

“It is not about delay but doing things right. If we hurriedly do it and get things wrong, Nigerians will condemn us. It is about doing things right.”