The Nigerian Senate has warned President Bola Tinubu against unlawful spending.
The lawmakers suggested the President to hunt a supplementary price range for its Compressed Natural Gas initiative.
The Senate via its Committee on Gas, led by Senator Jarigbe Jarigbe, urged the chief arm of presidency to expeditiously current a 2023 Supplementary Budget to the National Assembly to kick-start the Compressed Natural Gas challenge.
The lawmakers insisted that the regulation was against extra-budgetary spending.
The committee’s chairman who counseled Tinubu for the CNG initiative, nevertheless, warned that it will be unlawful to spend taxpayers’ cash with out approval by the National Assembly.
The senators additionally suggested against extra-budgetary expenditure via Ways and Means, saying the legislature was able to assist and convey succour to the folks.
He stated, “The noble initiative would ameliorate the hardship of the citizens. Also, the President needs to come up with a supplementary budget to enable the government to fund the gas value chain, including the provision for CNG infrastructure and CNG vehicles.
“The President should not embark on extra-budgetary expenditure because it would be inconsistent with the provisions of the law.”
