The Senate will on November 30, 2022 receive the reports on the N20.5 trillion 2023 budgetary proposals presented to a joint session of the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari last month.
This was disclosed by Senator Barau Jibrin to newsmen on Friday on development so far on the 2023 budget.
Jibrin revealed the planned programme for budget consideration at committees levels and report presentation in plenary.
He expressed dissatisfaction with the refusal of some Chairmen of the Senate Standing Committees to submit their reports to the Appropriations Panel.
According to him, while budget hearings/engagements with Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies by Appropriations sub-committees are expected to take place from October 13 to November 3, submission and defence of budget reports by the sub-committees are fixed for November 4 to 11, 2022.
He added that Collation/Harmonization of Reports by Appropriations Committee under his leadership will take place from November 11 to 25, 2022.
“Laying/Presentation of the report by Appropriations Committee to the Senate in plenary is fixed for Wednesday, 30th November, 2022,” he said.
In order to meet up with the deadline of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, some committees have started adopting the quick fix option of “take a bow and go” for budget considerations of the MDAs.
On Friday, the Committee on Interior headed by Senator Kashim Shettima adopted the option for the Ministry of Interior, Fire Service and Correctional Service by telling the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, to lay the proposed 2023 budgets of the Ministry along with those of the affected agencies and take a bow and go.