The senate has passed two bills seeking to extend the
implementation of the capital components of the 2022 budget till June 30.
The 2022 appropriation act (amendment) bill and the 2022
supplementary appropriation act (amendment) bill are those that passed the
reading.
In the revised 2022 budget passed in April last year, the
national assembly earmarked N5.4 trillion for capital expenditure.
The bills which went through first, second, and third
readings on Tuesday were sponsored by Ibrahim Gobir, senate leader.
Gobir presented a report on the legislation.
While presenting his report on the floor of the upper
legislative chamber, the senate leader said though the capital component of the
budget had been extended to March before, it is being shifted till June to
ensure “full implementation” of the provision.
President Muhammadu Buhari had requested the national
assembly to do so.
Contributing to the debate, Gabriel Suswam, senator
representing Benue north-east, said the 2022 and 2023 budgets should run
concurrently, warning that anything different would create a gap.
Responding to the submission, Senate President Ahmad Lawan
said Suswam’s concern was “not that serious”.
“What the executive is asking is to extend the life span of
the implementation of the 2022 budget, and that does not in any way affect the
implementation of the 2023 budget,” Lawan said. “That is my understanding.”
Thereafter, the bill was passed for second reading and
referred to the “committee of supply” where it was eventually passed for third
reading.
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