Buhari sends FCT, NDDC budget proposals to House of Reps

President Muhammadu Buhari has transmitted the 2023 budgets of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the House of Representatives for approval.

Mr Buhari also transmitted to the House, the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal (CCT) and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria alteration bills 2022 for consideration.

This is contained in three separate letters to the house and read by Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila at the resumed plenary in Abuja on Monday.

In the letter, Mr Buhari said the conveyance of the FCT statutory budget which aligned with the federal government’s fiscal development policies was pursuant to section 121 of the 1999 Constitution as amended.

“In the preparation of the Federal Capital Territory’s 2023 budget, the Federal Capital Territory Administration aligns with the federal government’s fiscal development policies.

“Accordingly, the FCT 2023 budget proposal prioritises improvement in…