The National Assembly in Abuja, on Thursday, passed an amendment to the N819.5 billion 2022 supplementary budget.
The amendment was passed in both the Senate and the House of Representatives a day after President Bola Tinubu sent N500 billion palliatives’ request to the parliament.
A breakdown of the amended N819.5 billion supplementary budget showed that N500 billion is for palliatives to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal, which will be domiciled in Finance ministry;
N19.2bn was allocated to the Ministry of Agriculture to ameliorate the massive destruction to farmlands across the country during the severe flooding experienced last year;
N185 billion for Ministry of Works and Housing to alleviate the impact of the severe flooding experienced in the country in 2022 on road infrastructure across the six geopolitical zones;
N35bn – National Judicial Council (NJC);
N10bn – Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) for critical projects;
N70bn to National Assembly to support the working conditions of new members.
