Speaker of Taraba State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. (Prof.) Joseph Albasu Kunini, has pledged that the 2022 Appropriation Bill would be given speedy passage.
The Speaker made the pledge on Friday, 19th November, 2021during presentation of the 2022 Budget Estimates to the State House of Assembly by Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku.
According to the Speaker, this has become imperative because of the change of the budget circle from March or April to January – December every fiscal year, thereby met the international best practices.
He said, “I am happy to report that because of the dogged commitment of Your Excellency to maintain a cordial, symbiotic and harmonious working relationship with all the branches of government in the State, particularly the Legislature, the budget circle, which hitherto commenced in March or, sometimes April, is now brought back to January – December of every fiscal year; this is highly commendable as it is in line with international best practices.
“As the 2022 Appropriatiom Bill is presented today and laid before this August Assembly, this Honourable House is very mindful of the imperative and sensitive nature of the timely processing and passage into law of this all important Bill.
“In view of this, therefore, I wish to humbly assure Your Excellency that we shall not let you down.
“In no distant time this Bill will be diligently processed and passed into law for the assent of Your Excellency.
“What this Honourable House demands is the cooperation and understanding of all and sundry who have one role or the other to play in the processing of this Bill.”
The governor presented the 2022 Budget Estimates of N146.7 billion tagged, BUDGET OF HOPE AND CONSOLIDATION, comprising N78 billion Recurrent Expenditure, and N68.7 billion Capital Expenditure.
