The Nigerian Senate will not reconvene to consider the amendment to the 2020 budget until senators are given the documents to study, the Senate President
The new budget proposal reduces the oil benchmark from $57 per barrel to $30 per barrel while the oil production volume was reduced from 2.18 million barrels to 1.70 million barrels, this newspaper reported.
However, announcing a two-week recess to enable the lawmakers to celebrate Sallah holidays with their families, Mr Lawan said lawmakers will reconvene to consider the budget once the request is received from the president. “But we have a process. When we get the documents, we will distribute to senators to read before we come back. Our relevant committees will engage relevant ministries and agencies to get necessary details before consideration.
Only recently, the House of Representatives also passed the second reading of the Control of Infectious Disease Bill without details of the bill.
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