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“I forward here with the Appropriation Amendment Bill 2024 for the kind consideration of the Senate. The Appropriation Amendment Bill 2024 seeks to amend the Appropriation Act 2023 to further extend the time for implementing the capital expenditures of the Appropriation Act 2023 from 31st March 2024 to 30th June 2024 while the Supplementary Appropriation Act 2024 seeks to amend the Supplementary Appropriation Act 2023 to extend it’s implementation period from 31st March 2024 to 30th June 2024.

The House of Representatives on Wednesday, allowed for the First Reading of three bills to amend the 1999 Constitution to transition from a presidential to a parliamentary system of government. The bills, sponsored by 60 lawmakers across party lines, are expected to be gazette for the Second Reading and will be referred to the Ad-hoc Committee on Constitution Review, chaired by Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, for further legislative action.