The National Assembly has announced that it would hold an emergency session on Monday next week to consider and pass the 2021 Appropriation Bill before proceeding on its Christmas and New Year break on the same day.

The President of the Senate, AHMAD LAWAN, who announced the development at plenary today, said the delay was to accommodate fresh demands from the executive arm of government regarding the fiscal document.

LAWAN told his colleagues that the Parliament resolved to take certain legislative decisions in order to ensure the January to December budget cycle.