2020 Budget Defence: Senator Abaribe warns MDAs on consequences of delay
21 October 2019 |
2:55 pm
With the passage of the second reading of the 2020 appropriation bill by the Senate, all federal ministries, departments and agencies have been given dates to commence the defence of their budgets in the Senate.
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