Saraki Gives Senate Committee One-Week To Submit 2018 Budget Report

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has given the Senate Committee on Appropriations till next week to present a harmonised report on the 2018 budget.

Saraki made the announcement during plenary on Tuesday, after after reading a letter from the Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Danjuma Goje.

“Distinguished colleagues, particularly chairmen, just to re-echo this communication from the chairman of Appropriations, Friday is the deadline. And chairman of Appropriations, you must submit your report to us next week. So, by Friday, there cannot be further extension,” the senate president said.

“All the chairmen of committees that have still not submitted their reports, after Friday, Appropriations must not take any report from any chairman; just go ahead and do your report and bring it before us by next week.”

Following the development, the Senate committees have been given till this Friday to submit their reports on the 2018 budget proposal by the Federal Government’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies to the committee on Appropriations.

“Final announcement: Appropriation sub-committees are hereby informed that the submission and defence of budget report has been extended to Friday, 13th of April, 2018. Please note that there will be no further extension of time, as the committee will take appropriate decisions on the budgets of the MDAs,” the letter read.