Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has on Tuesday, signed the 2020 Budget Bill into law.
The National Assembly, comprising of the Senate and the House of Representatives had passed the N10.59 trillion budget on December 5.
On his verified Twitter handle, Buhari wrote: “It is my pleasant duty, today, on my 77th birthday, to sign the 2020 Appropriation Bill into law. I’m pleased that the National Assembly has expeditiously passed this Bill. Our Federal Budget is now restored to a January-December implementation cycle.”
In attendance at the signing ceremony, which held at the State House were Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo; Senate President, Ahmed Lawan; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha; and the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed and few others.