Racing Against a self-imposed deadline of passing the 2024 budget before December 31, the Senate has warned it will not tolerate lackadaisical attitudes from government functionaries in Ministries, Departments And Agencies (MDAs) in relation to their defence submissions.
President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio gave the warning in Abuja, reiterating that the legislature was committed to maintaining the January to December cycle of implementation of the budget
Akpabio, represented by Deputy President of Senate, Barau Jibril, said the consequences of sabotaging the envisaged passage of the 2024 budget by any top official of any MDA would not be palatable for the official or agency in the eventual passage of the bill.
He said the 2024 appropriation bill was undoubtedly an event of significant national importance.
