The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has expressed confidence that President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the 2022 Appropriation Bill into law next week.
Lawan expressed this confidence when he spoke with State House Correspondents after a meeting with President Buhari.
The Senate president, who met with Buhari alongside the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, revealed that the recently passed 2022 Appropriation Bill of N17.13 trillion would be transmitted to the President by next week for signing.
He said: “We’re very optimistic.
“In fact, we’re very sure that Mr. President will sign the bill into an act of the National Assembly next week by the grace of God.
“And this is the way we should always work together.
“This is our third appropriation bill to be passed before we go on Christmas break.
“It has shown how important the passage and the assent to the budget before the end of the year has been.”