President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday, October 7, 2022, at 10: 00 am present the 2023 budget proposals to the joint session of the National Assembly, a statement from the office of the President of the Senate Ahmed Lawan.
Lawan made this known at the commencement of Tuesday’s Senate plenary when he read a letter sent by the President to the upper chamber.
Lawan said the event would hold at the temporary chamber of the House of Representatives against the background of the ongoing renovation of the permanent chambers of the National Assembly.
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He said arrangements had been concluded for the venue to accommodate all the lawmakers, the President and his delegation.
It would be recalled that the Minister of Finance and Budget, Zainab Ahmed revealed that the country intends to spend about N19 trillion next year with a budget deficit put at N11 trillion.
The budget presentation will be President Buhari’s last of such rituals as his tenure ends on May 29, 2023, when a new president who is expected to emerge from the presidential election slated for February next year will be sworn in.
