Buhari to present 2021 budget to National Assembly on Thursday

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday present the 2021 budget estimates to a joint sitting of the two chambers of the National Assembly on Thursday.

Buhari made this known in a letter he wrote to the lawmakers, which Senate President Ahmad Lawan read out at resumption of plenary on Tuesday.

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The letter said the president was requesting the audience of the lawmakers in both chambers for the presentation of the budget by 11am on Thursday, October 8.

Ahead of the presentation of the 2021 budget by Buhari, the Senate is expected to consider and pass the 2021-2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) between Tuesday (today) and Wednesday, October 7.

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