NASS Throws Weight Behind Full Implementation Of 2024 Budget

The 10^th National Assembly has thrown its weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the full implementation of the 2024 Budget.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, made this known while promising to ensure it delivers on its expectation to Nigerians.

Abbas, who was physically present while Tinubu was signing the 2024 budgetary appropriations on Monday, January 1, 2024 said Mr President in his address, mentioned on a lighter note, that the promise of delivering the dividends of democracy based on the 2024 budget is not a beer parlour promise, that it will be delivered and it is a budget that will lay the foundation of the renewed hope agenda.

Abbas said, “I believe this is the budget that the Nigerian people are waiting for. This is the budget the Nigerian people are yearning for, we’ll make sure that together, we’ll be able to deliver it well.

“I would also want to take you a little back for you to know the progress we have made.

“Mr. President has signed two other bills. The first one is the supplementary appropriation bill of 2023, which he has accepted to extend it by 90 days. So, it will continue to work concurrently with the 2024 budget up to March 31.

“He has also approved the 2023 main budget for it to also concurrently operate with the capital component of the 2024 budget up to March 31, 2024.

“Another landmark achievement we had was also approving the securitisation of the ways and means which has effectively brought to an end these controversial means and ways of borrowing money. And he has assured Nigerians that this will be the last of this kind of ugly incident”.