Senate president, Bukola Saraki has assured that the 2016 Appropriation Bill (Budget) presented to the upper chamber by President Muhammadu Buhari on December 22, 2015 will be passed by February 2016.

Saraki while addressing Journalists at Dutse International Airport, Jigawa stated that the Senate is working tirelessly to meet end of February target.

“We are working hard to ensure that we can complete the budget by end of February and allow the executive embark on the full implementation of the budget”, Saraki said.

He further explained that although Nigeria is facing economic difficulties, there is hope that Nigerians will enjoy the dividends of change as the budget didn’t depend heavily on oil revenue.