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Senate to Pass 2024 Budget Today

The Senate is getting set to commence plenary by 1 p.m. today to consider and pass the 2024 budget.

The Senate had on Wednesday 21st December 2023 adjourned plenary till Friday 29th December to consider and pass the 2024 budget.

However, in a statement by the Clerk to the Senate, Chinedu Akubueze, a few days later, the date was shifted to today Saturday 30th December 2023.

Akabueze, in a new statement made available to newsmen this morning, said the plenary will now hold from 1 pm prompt.

The leadership of the National Assembly had expressed its readiness to pass the 2024 budget before the end of 2023 to maintain the January–December budget cycle policy of the Federal Government.

VOP Lagos

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