The  Bill was signed on Friday morning at a brief ceremony at the Council Chambers after it was handed over to the President for assent by his Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Babajide Omoworare.

President Buhari was thereafter joined in the signing exercise by the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha; and the Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed.

The President also assented to the Finance Bill 2021, which he said was critical to the execution of the 2022 Appropriation Law.