PMB forwards 2023 FCT budget to House of Reps
President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) has sent the 2023 proposed budget of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to the House of Representatives for consideration and approval.
The Deputy Speaker of the House, Honourable Idris Wase, who presided over the plenary session on Tuesday, read the communications from the president to the lawmakers.
In the letter dated 29th November and addressed to the Speaker, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, President Buhari said the FCT budget aligned with the federal government’s laudable fiscal development policies.
The letter reads in part, “Transmission of FCT 2023 statutory budget; Pursuant to section 121 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended, I forward here the Federal Capital Territory statutory budget proposal for the kind consideration of the House of Representatives. In the preparation of the FCT statutory budget, the Federal Capital administration aligned with the federal government’s laudable fiscal development policies.
“Accordingly, the FCT 2023 budget proposal prioritised improvement in healthcare, job creation, social welfare services, education, and increased productivity in agriculture, in order to lift a significant number of our citizens out of poverty,” the letter stated.
