The National Assembly has hinted that the 2017 Appropriation Bill will be laid and passed next week. The Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu disclosed this during Thursday plenary.
He appealed for the understanding of Nigerians as the meeting of the Senate and House Appropriation committee currently going on at the National Assembly was to ensure there is no discrepancy between the Senate and House version of the Bill. “We appeal for the understanding of Nigerians, the meeting of the Senate and House Appropriation committee currently going on at the National Assembly was to ensure there is no discrepancy between the Senate and House version of the Bill” Ekweremadu said.
Earlier, the Senate Leader Ahmed Lawan explained that the Report of the Joint Committee on Appropriation and Finance listed on the order paper could not be laid because the Senate Committee on Appropriation was meeting with their counterpart in the House of Representative to ensure the same version of the Bill is laid at both chamber.
Lawan added that the Bill will be laid on Tuesday next week.
