The 2018 Budget is seeing the light of day as the National Assembly (NASS) has converged to hold a second Joint Public Hearing on the 2018 appropriation bill in order to receive inputs and ensure inclusiveness of citizens, stakeholders and development partners.
TheNewsGuru reports the public hearing is holding at conference room 022, ground floor of the Senate building, NASS complex, Abuja, and will continue until Wednesday 28 March 2018.
The Chairman, @NGRSenate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Danjuma Goje and his counterpart at the @HouseNGR, Hon. Mustapha Bala Dawaki are seated alongside other members of the Appropriations Committee. #NASSEngagesOnBudget pic.twitter.com/kBTP2PFfMJ
— The Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) March 27, 2018
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Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara are special guests of honour at the second Joint National Budget Hearing (2018 Appropriation Bill) being hosted by the NASS Joint Committee on Appropriations.
According to the Senate President at Senate plenary session today, Thursday, 29th March, 2018 will be the day for final submission of the 2018 budget.
In his remarks, Speaker Dogara said, “The quality of budget is not in its size or content but in its implementation” and that NASS public hearings are platforms where legislature provide for citizens to participate in governance.
Details to follow shortly…
