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2019 budget will wait till after elections – Lawmakers
Some lawmakers on Sunday said it would be impossible for the National Assembly to start and complete work on the national budget before next year’s general elections.
They, however, promised to begin work on it when the National Assembly reconvenes in March or April next year.
A member of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Abdulfatai Buhari, said it might be difficult to pass the budget before the elections.
He said, “When we resume in January 16, the President of the Senate will send the budget proposal to our committee.
“By that time the election will be getting closer and there would be discussions on the general principles of the document which could take up to two weeks. That means that we would have only two weeks to go.”
The PUNCH, December 25, 2018
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