SENATE FAILS TO PASS BUDGET FOR 2023 ON TIME, FIXES DEC 28

The Senate failed to pass the 2023 Appropriations bill on Thursday, as promised by Senate President Ahmed Lawan, who said the bill would be passed on Thursday.

The absence of the budget report from the Order Paper for Thursday legislative activities was an indication of this.

The MPs walked into a closed session shortly after the plenary resumed for the day, which lasted 15 minutes.

The Senate President stated in his statement during the closed session that the Appropriations bill for 2023 could not be voted today as planned because the Appropriations Committee could not complete work on the budget report.

He, on the other hand, accused the executive branch of government for delivering the budget plan late and with inaccuracies.

He also stated that the process of cleaning up the faults in the Appropriations bill was completed on Wednesday, and that the two chambers must harmonize the copy in order to deliver the report for passage by both chambers on Wednesday, 28th, 2022.

Lawan also stated that implementation of the proposed budget will continue to begin on January 1, 2023.

Details to follow…