President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2019 appropriation bill of N8.91 trillion into law.
The national assembly had passed the budget into law after increasing the budget size from its initial N8.83 trillion.
The President’s assent officially makes the bill become law and signals the commencement of the 2019 fiscal budget.
Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma had earlier sent out invitations for the event.
The invitation read in part, “Dear Sir/Ma, On behalf of the Honourable Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, CON, the Director General, Budget Office of the Federation hereby invites you to a public presentation of the approved FGN 2019 Budget scheduled as follows: Date: Tuesday, 28th May 2019; Time: 10:30 am; Venue: Main Auditorium, Federal Ministry of Finance, CBD Abuja.”
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Danjuma Goje; the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo-Udoma; and the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, Ita Enang were present during the ceremony.
