By Ismail Auwal
President Muhammadu Buhari plans a supplementary budget for arms purchase and COVID-19 vaccines.
The leadership of the National Assembly disclosed this on Monday after a meeting with the president at the State House in Abuja.
The House gave an assurance that it would accelerate action on supplementary budget for the procurement of security equipment and COVID-19 vaccine whenever it is presented before it by the Presidency.
Lawan told reporters both the executive and legislature believed that a supplementary budget should be provided to address the challenges posed by COVID-19 and insecurity.
“And that’s why we’re expecting our Tucsons to be here soon. We’re expecting some APCs from Jordan. We’re expecting some APCs from China. And we believe that we’ve not had enough, we still need to approve more resources for the purchase of weapons for our armed forces, because this is the number one priority of government or any government really, to secure the people, and of course later the welfare.”
He also noted that the age-long Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) which is at the point of its report being harmonised by both chambers of the National Assembly would be passed latest by May, this year.
