Senate To Begin ₦49.7tn Budget Defence, Sets Jan 31 For Passage

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Adeola Olamilekan, has affirmed January 31, 2025, as a provisional date for the passage of the 2025 ₦49.7tn budget as the committee prepares to begin budget defence on Tuesday.

He made this disclosure on Monday during a meeting with the chairmen of the relevant committees to discuss the 2025 Budget Defence Session’s draft budget proposal, which would help guide the legislation’s passage to law.

Olamilekan further revealed that the Senate would immediately take a two-week break to ensure the smooth continuation of the budget defense process if plenary was resumed by January 14th, 2025.

He also made a planned retreat for the public on Thursday to discuss the budget proposal, which will include ministries, departments, organizations, civil society organizations, and other political parties for further discussion and information.

According to the timetable, from the 15th to the 18th of January, it is expected that the committees would report back on their documents, after which collation and tiding of documents by the Appropriation Committee.

Source: Channels TV