Senator Jibrin Barau, Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriation, has revealed that the Nigeria Senate would get a harmonised 2021 budget from its Committee on December 3.
He disclosed this on Wednesday, in Abuja where he explained that the timetable of December 3rd would be adhered to strictly, to enable the Senate Committee of the whole to begin debate as soon as possible.
“We look towards the submission of the asset on December 3″, he insisted.
He said some Chairman of Committees has submitted their budget reports on agencies of government, which were quite satisfactory.
The senator was optimistic that cases of omission of some agencies of government who are ill-prepared would be solved before the expected date, adding that some agencies which were asked to put their budgets in proper perspectives were working seriously with Senate’s timing handed to them.
“The budget proposal is a very wide process, talking about estimates of expenditures that are going to be undertaken by the Federal Government.
“So, you have several expenditures and there is room for the omission. But that is why we are here.
“We told our committees to go and scrutinise the budgets of ministries and report back to us.
“Whatever you see in the budget, whether or not it is an omission, our work is to get the report and engage our expert here,” he said.
The chairman stressed that the Senate will use their professional accountants and economist to correct any error if there was a need to do so.
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