House shocked increase in staff salary from N4.1t to N4.79t
Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations, Hon. Abubakar Bichi, expressed the concern in Abuja.
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Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations, Hon. Abubakar Bichi, expressed the concern in Abuja.
The House of Representatives on Monday expressed displeasure over the increase in the personnel component of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies from N4.1trn in the 2023 Appropriation Act to N4.79trn in the proposed 2024 budget.
The House of Representatives on Thursday began debate on the bill to authorise the issuance from the consolidated revenue fund of the federation of a total sum of N27.5 billion. This followed the budget presentation by President Bola Tinubu at a joint sitting of the two chambers of the National Assembly in Abuja. Rep. Julius
Instead of pragmatism and decisiveness guiding government's action, it has resorted to brinkmanship with its divide-and-rule tactic.