The 2024 Appropriation Bill will be presented by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the National Assembly no later than the first week of December.
It would be President Tinubu’s first since he became the nation’s leader on May 29 this year. He recently sent a supplementary Budget of N2. 17 trillion to NASS for approval.
This revelation came from the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen who said the president will send the Bill to NASS “in a few days”.
The Speaker has also charged the appropriate committees of the house to peruse the Bill within two weeks, for a swift passage.
Abass disclosed this on Monday during a one-day capacity-building retreat for chairmen and deputy chairmen of House Standing Committees in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
For the first time, the speaker said a town hall meeting will be arranged with major stakeholders to make their inputs into the budget, urging them to work with NASS “in preparing for a vigorous and all-inclusive budget process.”
The Speaker said: “As we expect to receive the 2024 Appropriation Bill in a few days, I wish to state that the House will convene a Budget Town Hall Meeting to enable citizens to make inputs into the 2024 Appropriation.
“It is the first time such an engagement is planned at the national level. I invite our partners to work with us in preparing for a vigorous and all-inclusive budget process.
“To ensure speedy passage of the 2024 budget, I charge all committees to double their efforts and finalise all considerations in two weeks.
“However, this does not imply haphazard and superficial consideration of the budget. Rather, it is a challenge to you to deploy all resources and make the needed sacrifices to ensure we pass the budget in good time for the good of all Nigerians.”
