The Chairman Committee on Appropriation Hon. Abubakar Bichi, representative of Bichi Constituency Kano State has reaffirmed his commitment to pass the 2024 appropriations budget before the deadline as slated by the president.
He added that the committees will invite all the MDAs to come to defend “what they have done in 2023 and to explain in detail their proposal in the 2024 budget.”
The chairman made this declaration during the budget presentation at the National Assembly on Wednesday in Abuja.
Speaking on, “Yes it is possible, as the Mr speaker said, we are going to do our work from tomorrow to Friday, even Friday, as you know we don’t work on that day but this time around we’re going to work on Fridays and Saturdays. By Monday we’re going to start our budget defence”
Speaking on the expectations of Nigeria on the high points of expectations, Hon. Abubakar Bichi, said “You can see this time around the Capital has been increased, this is the first time in three to four years that the budget capital has gone up. The capital is increased and the deficit has also gone down
“I think it’s very realistic and Mr president means well for the country from the way we’ve seen it.
“But of course, we’re going to work on the documents and do our analysis before we can make a final conclusion.
So far, what we’ve seen, I think it’s welcome development for the nation.”
