The Budget Office of the Federation (BOF) has dismissed claims that the repeal and re-enactment of the 2024 and 2025 Appropriation Acts violated the Constitution, describing such assertions as based on a misunderstanding of Nigeria’s fiscal and legislative framework. In a press statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, the BOF said public interest in fiscal governance was legitimate but stressed that budget discourse must be anchored in the Constitution, applicable fiscal laws and established legislative practice. The Director-General of the Budget Office, Tanimu Yakubu, explained that Sections 80 to 84 of the Constitution provide a clear process for public expenditure, beginning with the President’s presentation of estimates to the National Assembly, legislative approval through an Appropriation Act, and strict implementation within the authority granted. According to the BOF, nothing in the Constitution prohibits the National Assembly from repealing and re-enacting an Appropriati...