The House has announced it will begin the 2025 budget defence by engaging with Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the federal government.
The House of Representatives will commence the 2025 budget defense session with Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) today.
Following President Tinubu’s presentation of the N49.74 trillion 2025 budget to the National Assembly on December 18th, the House passed the bill through second reading and referred it to the appropriations committee and relevant standing committees.
The budget defense will continue until January 17th, with the aim of harmonising reports on January 22nd and laying the appropriations committee’s report before the plenary on January 31st.
Chairman of the committee on appropriations, Rep. Abubakar Bichi (APC, Kano), emphasised the importance of thorough scrutiny of the budget by the committees to ensure it serves the best interests of Nigerians.
He assured that the panel and other standing committees will be thorough with the budget defence in the interest of Nigerians.
“We just had the inauguration meeting today for the 2025 Appropriation Bill which you have been aware that the President has presented the budget to us and by tomorrow we will start the budget defence with all the MDAs. From tomorrow to 17th we are going to do our budget defence and we will likely harmonise on the 22nd and God’s willing by 31st we are going to lay our reports.
“We are going to study the budget; all our committees will study the budget. I believe the budget is for Nigerians, for our development – infrastructure and other important things and I am sure Nigerians will be happy with it,” Bichi said.
