The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has given the assurance that the National Assembly is determined to pass the 2022 budget before the year runs out.
According to his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Mr. Yomi Odunuga, Omo-Agege said the budget would be passed latest December 16.
The legislator made assertion when he hosted his former classmates from the Nigerian Law School, Class of ’86 (The Centennial Class) in Abuja, led by ‘Class Captain’ Oladipo Okpeseyi, SAN.
President Muhammadu Buhari had last Thursday presented the 2022 budget of N16.3 trillion to a joint session of the National Assembly.
According to the Deputy President of the Senate, early approval and signing of the appropriation bill into law will ensure planning, bring about enhanced productivity and efficiency in the management and application of the nation’s resources.
He explained that Nigerians were the ultimate beneficiaries of the return to the January to December budget cycle, stressing that that would guarantee full implementation of the economic, infrastructural, social investments and other developmental programmes contained in the budget.
“The budget process is ongoing. In the next 30 days, we will conclude it and pass it before we go on Christmas break, sometime in December 16,” he said.
On the request for the completion of a moot court at the Nigerian Law School Headquarters, Bwari, Abuja by the Class, the Delta Central lawmaker promised to assist in completing the project.
He was excited that his class had taken on such a laudable project.
Speaking on a bill sponsored by his colleague that seeks to increase the number of law school campuses in Nigeria from six to 12, the federal legislator emphasised the need to reach out to all stakeholders to determine its acceptability or otherwise.
Earlier, ‘Class Captain’ Oladipo Okpeseyi (SAN) said the visit was aimed at briefing the lawmaker on the activities of the Class, especially as it related to her legacy project of building a moot court at the Nigerian Law School Headquarters, Bwari, Abuja as well as the forthcoming Annual General Meeting of the Class holding in Port Harcourt, Rivers State
He added that deserving members of the Class would be given awards at the event.
Other members of the Class on the delegation include: Chief Duro Adeyele (SAN); Nella Andem-Rabana, (SAN); Marcel Oru FCIArb (UK); Bala Yabani, Esq, Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly; Mohammed Monguno, Esq, former Attorney General, Borno State; Omeresan Arenyeka Esq; Raymos Guanah Esq among others.
