President Muhammadu Buhari has presented a proposed budget for the Niger Delta Development Commission to the House of Representatives for consideration and subsequent approval.
The President also presented budget for the Federal Capital Territory before the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, who further read the communications to members during plenary on Monday.
President Buhari, in a letter dated October 28, 2022, and titled, ‘Submission of the 2021 and 2022 Budget Estimates of the Niger Delta Development Commission, said in “Pursuant to Section 18(1) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (Establishment, Etc) Act, I forward herewith the 2021 and 2022 budget estimates of the NDDC for the kind consideration and passage by the House of Representatives.
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“While I hope that the request will receive the usual expeditious consideration of the House, please accept, Rt. Honourable Speaker, the assurances of my highest consideration.”
In another letter dated October 4, 2022, and titled, ‘Transmission of the Federal Capital Territory 2022 Statutory Budget Proposal,’ the President partly wrote, “Pursuant to Section 121 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), I forward the Federal Capital Territory’s 2022 statutory budget proposal for the kind consideration by the House of Representatives.
“In the preparation of the Federal Capital Territory’s 2022 budget proposal, the Federal Capital Territory Administration aligns with the Federal Government’s laudable fiscal development policies. Accordingly, the FCT 2022 budget proposal prioritises improvement in health care services, job creation, youth empowerment, social welfare services, education and increased productivity in agriculture in our determination to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty.”
