The 2020 Appropriation Bill has been okayed by the Senate
The Senate on Thursday also increased the budget by N264 billion.
Speaking on the 2020 Budget Senator Ike Ekweremadu: said “I will like to thank the Committee and leaders of the National Assembly for making this possible. In looking at this budget there were a lot of constraints and we would have also done better in some areas.”-
“The first is the exchange rate, the next year budget should also find a way of addressing unemployment. Nigeria has not shown interest in environmental issues and this year has about N9billion for the whole of .
“We need to do something about security and provide for those key sectors and provide a safe atmosphere for people to go about their business. I move that this Bill be fully considered and passed today.”
