The Senate has agreed to convene for the discussion of the 2024 budget by 1:00 PM.
On Wednesday, 21st December 2023, the Senate had adjourned plenary discussion of the 2024 budget to 30th December, 2024.
As stated in a statement released by Chinedu Akubueze, the Senate Clerk, the National Assembly’s leadership has stated that they are willing to approve the 2024 budget before the end of 2023 in order to keep the federal government’s January-December budget cycle in place.
Relaying the information to the public, the Senate clerk announced that the plenary session will be held on Saturday, 30th December 2023. In his words;
“This is to kindly inform Distinguished Senators that the plenary sitting of the Senate, scheduled for Saturday, December 30th, 2023, will hold by 1pm prompt.”
