Tinubu’s security and economy emphasis

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu laid the 2024 Federal Appropriation Bill before the joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, signifying his first full annual cycle financial master-plan after a couple of prior supplementary budgets.

The N27.5 trillion budget outlay, which has been criticised in some quarters as “overambitious”, places priority on national security. It also emphasises macro-economic stability, job creation, optimisation of atmosphere for economic growth, human capital development, reduction of poverty and what he called “social security”.