The presentation of the 2025 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been postponed to Wednesday, December 18, 2024.
This change was confirmed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, following the Federal Executive Council meeting, which was chaired by President Tinubu. Idris explained that ongoing discussions had led to the rescheduling of the budget presentation.
Previously, Senate President Godswill Akpabio had announced during last week’s plenary that the budget would be presented on Tuesday, December 17, 2024.
He stated, “His Excellency, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has indicated his intention to bring the 2025 budget proposals and estimates to a joint sitting of the National Assembly on the 17th of December, 2024, at 11:00am prompt, at the House of Representatives.”
However, sources within the National Assembly later informed newsmen that the presentation had been postponed, though no specific reason for the delay was provided.
The usual preparations for the President’s arrival appeared minimal, with only a few additional security vehicles observed around the National Assembly.
A lawmaker, who had initially confirmed the Tuesday presentation, later shared an update indicating the new date: “President Bola Tinubu’s proposed ₦47.9 trillion 2025 budget presentation has been postponed from Tuesday, December 17, 2024, to Wednesday, December 18, 2024.”
A clerk from one of the National Assembly committees also verified that a circular had been issued regarding the change in schedule.
