2023 Appropriation Bill: Ahmed Lawal's National Assembly Made History Again.

The 9th National Assembly under the distinguished Chairmanship of Senator Ahmed Lawal has once again made another history by reversing the budget circle to January to December as obtainable in most developed democracies.

Commenting on the development the Senate President was quotes as saying "This is in line with our promise to reverse the undesirable budget circle of where we wouldn’t know, to what is known - January to December."

Pundits and experts continue from both sides of the decide have commended the senate for the development which will enable Nigerians to measure the budget implementation of their government within a traditional timeline of January to December as opposed to what was the norm before now where budget circles fluctuates. 

The ninth National Assembly under the leadership of Senator Ahmed Lawal  will forever be remembered in the golden pages of Nigeria's history for it's various reforms that Nigerians have been yearning for since the country return to Democratic governance in 1999. 

Read the full statement below.

"For the fourth time since the beginning of the ninth National Assembly, the Senate again made history yesterday with the passage of the 2023 national budget of about N21.8 trillion.

This is in line with our promise to reverse the undesirable budget circle of where we wouldn’t know, to what is known - January to December. It is our fourth budget and our last before the expiration of our tenure, and we have kept to our promise.

While I Congratulate and commend all of us in the ninth Senate for promising and delivering on our promise, I urge the executive arm of government to implement the 2022 appropriation Act, whose implementation period we have extended till March 2023 as well as the Supplementary Budget for 2022.

We expect total implementation. No selective implementation. It should be total because this has been what this administration has always tried to do since we came in 2019, and therefore, the country and the people are better for it that the budgets are implemented. 

I also commend the senate and indeed the National Assembly together with the executive arm of government for the innovation of passing Finance Bill which always guide the implementation of the appropriations that we pass.

Previously, that was not the practice. I’m sure this is a worthwhile, very rewarding practice and it will continue."