The final total figures passed by lawmakers was
N4.493tn, up from the N4.357tn President Goodluck Jonathan sent to the
National Assembly in the last quarter of 2014.
The passage of the financial document came with just 36 days left in the life of the Jonathan administration.
However, House spokesman, Mr. Zakari Mohammed, said
by passing the budget, the legislators merely performed their
constitutional duty, not minding the fact that there would be a change
of government in less than six weeks away.
Mohammed, who spoke soon after the House rose,
explained that it was up to the President-Elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu
Buhari (retd.), to work with the budget or make some adjustments.
‘The budget is a guiding financial document. For us
as a House, we are on course. It is left to the in-coming government to
work with or amend it. Any further comments on this will be hasty,” he
added.
The major difference in the amount
(N425,425,930,000) stated in the Wednesday report and the final amount
(N4,493,363,957,158) passed on Thursday, affected only the statutory
transfers, which was raised from N366.280bn to N375.616bn.
According to the two documents, Niger Delta
Development Commission’s allocation was raised from N45.780bn to
N46.720bn; Universal Basic Education’s allocation was raised from
N67.3bn to N68.380bn; National Assembly’s allocation was raised from
N115bn to N120bn; Public Complaint Commission’s allocation was raised
from N2bn to N4bn while National Human Right Commission’s allocation was
raised from N1.2bn to N1.516bn.
Meanwhile, the House retained the sums of N73bn for
the National Judicial Council and N62bn for the Independent National
Electoral Commission.
Credit: Punchng
Credit: Punchng
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