Ahmed Lawan: Senate May Pass 2017 Appropriation Bill next week
Senate Leader Ahmed Lawan has assured Nigerians that the Senate will finish legislative work on the 2017 Appropriation Bill next week and pass it to President Muhammadu
Buhari for assent.
The Senate leader made this known while addressing State House correspondents on Thursday in Abuja after he paid a visit to Buhari.
According to Lawan, the National Assembly had intended to pass the Bill in March but could not, adding that the recent delay was caused by the raid on the house of its Appropriation Committee Chairman, Sen. Danjuma Goje, by the police.
"The good news is that we are doing everything
possible to catch up the lost time and that by the grace of God I am thinking that by next week we should be able to finish our own work and pass the budget for Mr President to sign.’’
The senate leader further noted that having failed to pass it in March due to some parameters the Senate did not have control over; it was Senate desire to pass it in April but for the incident in Goje's house after a whistle blower gave information.
He stated that when the raid took place it was reported that part of the appropriation bill papers were included in what the police collected from the residence.
He noted that the trauma felt by Goje affected the process of budgeting that the Senate had tried to observe.
He explained that when the National Assembly went on the Easter recess the Senate and House committees on appropriation stayed back to work on the bill to enable them lay the reports on the budget on April 25. “That was not possible because of what happened." he noted.
Buhari for assent.
The Senate leader made this known while addressing State House correspondents on Thursday in Abuja after he paid a visit to Buhari.
According to Lawan, the National Assembly had intended to pass the Bill in March but could not, adding that the recent delay was caused by the raid on the house of its Appropriation Committee Chairman, Sen. Danjuma Goje, by the police.
"The good news is that we are doing everything
possible to catch up the lost time and that by the grace of God I am thinking that by next week we should be able to finish our own work and pass the budget for Mr President to sign.’’
The senate leader further noted that having failed to pass it in March due to some parameters the Senate did not have control over; it was Senate desire to pass it in April but for the incident in Goje's house after a whistle blower gave information.
He stated that when the raid took place it was reported that part of the appropriation bill papers were included in what the police collected from the residence.
He noted that the trauma felt by Goje affected the process of budgeting that the Senate had tried to observe.
He explained that when the National Assembly went on the Easter recess the Senate and House committees on appropriation stayed back to work on the bill to enable them lay the reports on the budget on April 25. “That was not possible because of what happened." he noted.
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