House of representatives has hinted that it’s set to receive the 2022 budget proposal on Tuesday.
Gatekeepers News reports that the House of Representatives has expressed its readiness to receive communication from the Presidency on the date that the 2022 budget proposal will be laid before the joint session of the National Assembly.
The Chairman, House Committee on Rules and Business, Hon Abubakar Fulata disclosed this during a media chat in Abuja, FCT.
Fulata assured that the House on resumption for the third year legislative activities next week Tuesday, prioritize issues bothering on security challenges, Constitution review, flooding, among others.
Fulata said, “The most important issue immediately we resume on Tuesday next week, will be that of the 2022 budget proposal. You remember that Mr President and the Executive have submitted MTEF 2022-2024, an extension of the budget that Mr. President will lay before the National Assembly.
“So we will be looking forward to this month to hearing from the President the date he would come to address the joint session of the National Assembly and present the 2022 Appropriations bill. Then the House will now invite the Ministries Departments and Agencies to defend the proposals.
“We are also facing the issue of security, now that the security forces have gathered a lot of momentum and a lot of successes are being achieved in terms of the war against terrorism, banditry and abductions those also will be on the front burner of the National Assembly. Environmental issues leading to floodings and so forth will also be very very important for us because a lot of Communities have been decimated by floodings and so forth. So these are briefly those issues that will be of concern to us immediately we resume.
“It’s very important, immediately we resume also there are a lot of bills seeking to amend various sections of the Constitution. Unlike other bills, bills dealing with Constitutional amendment must be passed by two-third majority of the House and Senate and then would be passed by two-third majority at the State Houses of Assembly.
“So we would vote on those issues, those that will pass will pass, those that will pass Third Reading at the National Assembly will be submitted before the States for their votes.”
