The National Assembly has dismissed reports suggesting that President Bola Tinubu would present the 2025 Appropriation Bill to a joint session on Wednesday.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Director of Information, Secretary, Research, and Information (SR&I) at the National Assembly, Mr. Bullah Bi-Allah, debunked the claims, describing them as “fake, baseless, and unfounded.”
He emphasized the importance of verifying information before publication, noting that such misinformation could create unnecessary confusion.
The clarification comes amid heightened anticipation for the presentation of the 2025 budget, a key fiscal document expected to outline the government’s priorities for the upcoming year.
He said, “The attention of the Secretary, Research and Information (SR&I), National Assembly, Dr Ali Barde Umoru, has been drawn to the purported fake news credited to him.
“The Secretary advised that any official inquiry and clarification should follow the official communication channels of the National Assembly.”
Bi-Allah said that the National Assembly is yet to approve the 2024-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper, forwarded to both chambers of the National Assembly by the President.
He clarified that the MTEF approval would come before the official presentation of the 2025 budget.
“In view of the above, the SR&I warns peddlers of such information to desist forthwith from using his office to mislead members of the public,” the statement added.
