The House of Representatives on Thursday, June 27, resolved into an executive session to deliberate on the request from President Bola Tinubu to extend the life span of the capital component of the 2023 budget and the 2023 supplementary budget to 31st December 2024.
It will be the third time the life span of the capital component of the budget will be extended.
Minority Leader of the House, Kingsley China had argued that while it is legally ok to extend the capital component of the budget, it is morally wrong to have about four budgets running simultaneously.
He argued that while they are not against completing capital projects in the budget, Nigerians are bound to ask questions on why the government should be extending the life span of the 2023 budget.
He said the House should step down the request and wait for the 2024 supplementary budget to be packaged by the government, articulate all the capital components contained in the budget and those not completed in the 2023 budget which will be put in one document and passed.
Former Leader of the House, Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa said while the House should approve the president’s request and extend the life span of the budget, the House needs to pass a message to the presidency on why they should put their acts together.
The Speaker, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, however, called for an executive session to discuss in-house among members before taking a decision.
