The Senate has amended the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act to extend the implementation year from the 30th of June to the 31st of December, 2023.
The decision was taken at an emergency session held by the Senate earlier today.
According to Senate Leader, Abdullahi Gobir, the extension was to allow full implementation of the budget, especially in light of the 2022 supplementary budget approved in December 2022.
He explained that considering the critical importance of some key projects nearing completion, requesting a further extension of the expiration clause in the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Bill is expedient to avoid compounding the problem of abandoned projects as some of them were not provided for in the 2023 Budget.