The house of representatives has
adjourned Tuesday’s plenary without laying the 2018 appropriation bill for
passage as earlier promised.
Last week, Abdulrazaak Namdas,
spokesman of the lower legislative chamber, said the 2018 budget would be laid
before the lawmakers on Tuesday and passed within the week.
“By next week (ie. this week),
everything about the budget will be treated and passed,” he had said.
But the lawmakers sat for the
day’s sitting with no mention of the budget.
As at the time of filing this
report, Namdas was yet to respond to inquiries regarding the
development.
After meeting with President
Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, Senate President Bukola Saraki told reporters that
the lawmakers hope to pass the appropriation bill next week.
Asked when the budget will be
passed, the number three citizen responded: “Well, hopefully, it should be laid
this week. If it can’t be laid this week, early next week but we are hoping it
will be laid this week.”
Tuesday makes it 182 days since
President Muhammadu Buhari presented the budget to the lawmakers.
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