• Panels Begin Harmonisation Tomorrow
Unless a fresh doctrine of necessity is triggered to fast-track the process and procedures of the National Assembly (NASS), the ongoing confusion over the 2019 general election budget may experience more delay.
The two chambers can only reconvene to approve final report on the election budget when all relevant committees, including the Appropriation Committee have concluded work and their reports ready for consideration.
This cumbersome nature of legislative processes and procedures, is in line with the standing rules of both chambers, which stipulates that the work done by the committees on electoral matters is just the preliminary step, as their reports would, at the end of the day, be sent to the Appropriation Committee, which has the main…
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