2017 Budget, Osinbajo Made History By Signs it into law

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More than three weeks after the document was passed by the National Assembly, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo at exactly 4:42pm on Monday signed the 2017 appropriation bill into law.

The event which took place at the Vice President’s Conference Room at presidential villa in Abuja was witnessed by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara.

The document tagged budget of growth and recovery was passed by the National Assembly on May 11, raising the estimate to N7.44 trillion from the N7.28 trillion presented by President Muhammadu Buhari in December 2016.

Others who were at the signing ceremony:  were the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, Senator Danjuma Goje. The Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, Head of Service, Winifred Oyo-Ita, Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma, Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly matters (Senate), Ita Enang, Senator Phillip Aduda, were also at the event.


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