Lagos 2023 appropriation bill scales second reading
The Lagos State 2023 appropriation bill has scaled second reading at the state House of Assembly.
The Speaker of the House, Rt. (Hon) Mudashiru Obasa, has consequently committed thebill to a joint committees on Budget and Finance with a mandate to report back to the House on December 12.
It would be recalled that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had on Thursday, October 29 presented the 2023 Appropriation Bill of ₦1,692,670,759894 titled ‘Budget of Continuity’ to the House.
At plenary on Tuesday, the lawmakers described the proposed budget as achievable while suggesting other areas through which the government could generate more funds.
Chairman of the House Committee on Economic Planning and Budget, Hon. Gbolahan Yishawu, gave details of the Appropriation Bill while some of his colleagues commended the state executive over the proposal.
