The Senate has asked all its standing committees to present and defend reports of the 2017 Budget of Ministries, Agencies and Departments, MDAs, under them before the Committee on Appropriation within one week.
Ike Ekweremadu, deputy president of the Senate, issued the directive to the committees at plenary and urged them to abide by the ultimatum to enable the appropriation committee to put finishing touches to the reports. He explained that the Senate is committed to passing the 2017 Budget before the end of March.
President Mohammadu Buhari presented the 2017 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly on December 14, 2016.