The Senate at an emergency session on Saturday extended implementation period for the N819 billion 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act from June 30 to Dec. 31.
This followed the consideration and expeditious passage of the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act (Amendment) Bill.
Senate Leader Ibrahim Gobir had earlier during plenary, led the debate on the general principles of the bill.
Gobir said that the bill was read for the first time on May 24.
He said that the bill sought to amend the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act to extend the implementation from the June 30 to Dec. 31.
“You would recall that the National Assembly extended the implementation of the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act from Dec. 31, 2022 to March 31, 2023.
“This was to allow full implementation of the budget, especially in light of the 2002 supplementary budget approved in Dec. 2022
