2022 Budget: Nasarawa Lawmakers Work on Sunday to Meet Target, Ensure Quick Passage.
Nasarawa State House of Assembly says it is committed to supporting Governor Abdullahi Sule to deliver on his mandate of improving the socio-economic well-being of the citizens.
This, the House said despite the late presentation of next year’s budget by the Governor due to renovation work at the assembly, the House is committed to ensuring that the 2022 budget is passed before the end of the year so that the State will meet up with January to December circle as well as benefits from the world Bank assisted foreign grant through IMF and SIFTAS associated with the early passage of budget before next physical year.
The Chairman, House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Hon. Aliyu Dogara, (APC-Wamba) stated this while speaking to Assembly correspondents at the assembly complex in Lafia today Sunday.
He said that members sacrificed their weekend to be in the office Saturday and Sunday to attend to the budget to ensure its quick passage as well as meet up with the target given to them by Speaker Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi.
“We are working throughout the entire weekend, yesterday Saturday we are here and today Sunday we are here still and we are not closing till 7 pm to ensure that we do the needful”
“Our target is to submit our report next tomorrow Tuesday and we are doing everything humanly possible to ensure that we meet the target”
” Hon. Members have been here and we are tiding up the State 2022 budget proposal” Hon. Dogara said.
It was gathered that the Chairman of the Finance and Appropriation Committee Hon. Aliyu Dogara and that of Public Accounts Hon. Abdullahi Dahiru Angibi,(APC Lafia Central) and their Secretaries were seen in the office today Sunday attending to the budget as various committees of the House through their chairmen or secretaries submitting their final copies.
