The Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, has given March 31, 2017 deadline to committees yet to submit report of 2017 budget to the Committee on Appropriation.
Dogara gave the deadline at plenary and said that there was urgent need for the House to conclude work on the 2017 Appropriation Bill. He added that any committee that failed to meet the deadline will face the consequences.
According to him, the affected Chairmen and Deputy Chairmen of committees should endeavour to submit their reports latest March 30 to enable the Appropriation Committee hasten the process of passing the 2017 Appropriation Bill.
