Federal lawmakers will have to suspend their recess and reconvene to consider the 2020 revised budget.
The clerk of the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani-Omolori, made this announcement in a memo dated May 26, asking the lawmakers to resume sitting on the 28th of May.
Both chambers of the National Assembly had adjourned on the 19th of May till the 2nd of June to allow members to celebrate Eid-El-Fitr.
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The Federal Government had in April, cut down the 2020 budget by over N320 billion and proposed a new budget of N10.27 trillion against the N10.59 trillion passed by the National Assembly.
According to the government, this cut is based on the global economic realities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the recent crisis in the oil market.
It is a welcome development and hope that it is sustained
Always looking up to God and hoping for the best
The development is welcome anytime.just hope for good.
That’s really nice
Good development
All we hope for is the good ones
May the best come out of the meeting
Amen we pray so
Wow nice. But that’s not enough reason to suspend any form of holidays given. Managing national budgets shouldn’t stop it.
Thanks for the information
The information is good weldon
Do the needful in ensuring lives are affected positively in the country
Nigerians need special intervention by you peoples cognitive cooperation
It is really good
Discuss as it favours you to also favour or affects the common Nigerian man
We hope to see something greater than just change and nextlevel
This is a good information
I hope they have noticed non payment of Npower stipends to include as part of their discussions
Attitudinal reorientation of public office holders should be looked at
Good development..that’s a really nice one
That is good God will help them
What type of holiday
It okay like that for better development
This is the first time this kind of thing is happening in Nigeria. Suspend holiday for work. Anyways there are too may holidays in Nigeria.
They should be penalized for whatever they’ve done
I just hope this their sitting will bring a positive change
is a well development ,we hope for the best to come out after the meeting
it is a well development,jst hope that something good will come out at the end of the meeting
Hmmm see money ooo the budget shouldn’t stop the holiday while is a good plan
When,that is nice but that does not mean you people should suspend the holiday now
Thanks for the info
That’s really good and nice
As long as it will be use for the country development no problem but let them use it for the right proposed