President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the national assembly
to approve a supplementary budget of N895 billion.
Buhari’s request was read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan on
the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Tuesday.
On June 9, the federal executive council approved the said
sum.
The budget is meant to boost military operations and facilitate procurement of COVID-19 vaccine.
On December 31, 2020, Buhari signed the 2021 appropriation
bill of N13.59 trillion into law.
Buhari had presented the initial 2021 budget proposal of
N13.08 trillion to a joint sitting of the national assembly on October 8.
Speaking after FEC approved the sum, Zainab Ahmed, finance
minister, said there is an urgent need for the procurement of vaccines.
“Having noted the need for the urgent procurement of
vaccines and also the need for funding, to ensure that Nigeria is able to meet
its commitment under the Nigerian Comprehensive AIDS programme, as well as the
urgent need to specifically enhance the capacity of our military and para
military agencies to tackle the various security challenges that we currently
have in the country,” she had said.
“The council on that note approved the 2021 supplementary
appropriation bill, in an aggregate expenditure of N895,842,462,917.”
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