Senate President Ahmad Lawan says
the delay in appointment of ministers will not affect the presentation of the
2020 budget.
Lawan spoke with state house
correspondents after a meeting with the president on Wednesday.
Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the
house of representatives, was also at the meeting.
The senate president said budgets
are usually prepared by civil servants, adding that if the 2020 budget is
presented before the senate by September, it will be passed by the first or
second week in December.
He said the budget will be ready
for presidential assent by January if passed in December.
“I think there is nothing to
worry us deeply. The budget itself is normally prepared by civil servants – the
permanent secretaries superintend and the directors will work most of the
time,” Lawan said.
“I believe that we are still on
course and I believe both the executive and the legislature are on the same
page on this, we desire and are prepared and determined to pass the budget by
the first or second week of December by the grace of God, provided it is
presented to us by the end of September.”
He added that other nominations
from the president will be treated without delay, starting with the
confirmation of the directors of the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) on
Thursday.
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