A meeting to address gaps and implementation challenges of the 2018 budget has begun in Abuja between members of the National Assembly and key cabinet officials.
The Punch reports that the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Yusuff Lasun, is chairing the meeting, which has the Senate leader, Senator Ahmed Lawan; the Senate minority whip, Senator Phillip Aduda and the leader of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila in attendance.
Lagit.ng reports that the minister of budget and national planning, Udoma Udo-Udoma; the minister of finance, Zainab Ahmed; and some other senior budget and finance officials were also in the meeting.
The meeting, which is behind closed doors, started at 4.27pm at the National Assembly.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that the Senate has passed a resolution calling on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend the deduction of card maintenance fee from customers’ accounts by banks.
The resolution was passed on Wednesday, October 17, after a motion by Senator Gbenga Ashafa of the All Progressives Congress.
The Senate also called on commercial banks operating in the country to configure their machines to dispense up to N40,000 per withdrawal.
The Senate president, Abubakar Bukola Saraki said: “This is a motion that affects the lives of every Nigerian — irrespective of what part of the country you come from or whatever political affiliation you might have. This is why we are here: to always defend and protect the interests of the Nigerian people.”
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