Senate leader, Mohammed Ali Ndume presented the fiscal document for second reading. The sum of N460,636,926,857 is for additional recurrent (non debt) while the balance of N5,000,000,000 is for contribution to the development fund for additional capital expenditure for the year ending on the 31st of December, 2015. Ndume told the Senate that the budget should be approved because of the serious issues it seeks to address especially the lingering fuel scarcity. Deputy Senate Leader, Bala Ibn Na’Allah also urged the his members to pass the budget expeditiously in the interest of the country. It was referred to the Senate Committee on Appropriation to report back to the Senate in plenary within one week.]]>