Shortly after the joint session, the proposed budget passed its first reading at the Senate and House of Representatives.
Leading the debate on the general principles of the 2024 Appropriation Bill during the plenary yesterday, the Senate leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, announced that the bill is deemed to have been read for the first time by the presentation before the joint session of the National Assembly, hence the commencement of the general debate.
He urged the lawmakers to approve the second reading of the 2024 Appropriation Bill for consideration by the Appropriation Committee and sub-committees.
Supporting the motion, the senator representing Delta South, Joel Thomas, said when the budget is passed, it would facilitate a renewed hope for Nigerians.
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