We expect Buhari to present budget October, says Gbajabiamila

President Muhammadu Buhari may present the 2023 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly in the first week of October, says Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila.
The Speaker spoke on Wednesday after inspecting ongoing renovation works in the House complex.
He said. “I am hoping that the budget will be presented latest by the first week of October.”
Both the Senate and the House Committee on Finance are currently holding interactive sessions with government agencies on the 2023-2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper.
Renovation inside the chamber of the House which is usually used for the joint session was still at preliminary stage on Wednesday.
Gbajabiamila, however, called for the speedy completion of the ongoing renovation ahead of the delivery deadline of last month, while confirming that the Chamber may also not be ready for the inauguration of the 10th Assembly in June 2023.
He said that speedy completion of the work must, however, not compromise the quality of the work to be delivered, adding that though the renovation, which began last month, had progressed well, he would still ask the project managers to speed up the pace and beat the deadline.