The House of Representatives has scheduled an emergency plenary session to consider a further extension of the capital component of the 2024 Appropriation Act, as well as the 2024 Supplementary Appropriation Act.
The urgent legislative gathering is aimed at providing the executive arm of government with more time to implement critical infrastructure projects captured in the budget, which would otherwise expire.
Lawmakers are expected to deliberate on the financial implications of the extension and ensure that ongoing national projects do not suffer abandonment due to funding cutoffs.
The Acting Clerk of the House of Representatives, Ibrahim Sidi, confirmed the development in an official memorandum distributed to all lawmakers on Sunday.
According to the notice, the special session is scheduled to commence at 11am on Monday. Sidi noted that the leadership of the House convened the meeting “Pursuant to Order Five, Rule 2 sub 2 of the Standing Orders of the
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