The Senate on Tuesday said it will consider and pass the Federal Government’s N895.842billion supplementary budget, tomorrow, Wednesday, July 7.
Recall that President Buhari had about two weeks ago transmitted a Supplementary Appropriation Bill for N895.842, 465,917 billion to the National Assembly for consideration and approval.
Senate President Ahmad Lawan, gave this indication during plenary after the Senate Committee on Appropriation laid its report on the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2021.
The consideration of the request from the Executive by the Senate is an indication that the supplementary budget would be passed tomorrow.
The Appropriations Committee Chairman, Senator Jibrin Barau, had last week pleaded with the upper chamber to allow the Joint Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives come up with a harmonised report on the supplementary bill to facilitate its eventual presentation today.
Senator Barau in keeping with his request for time extension finally laid the report on the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2021, before the upper chamber during plenary on Tuesday.