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The bill was, thereafter, referred to the Committee on FCT for further legislative action. The Senate has passed a second reading, a bill seeking to authorise the issuance of N1.1 trillion from the Federal Capital Territory(FCT)statutory revenue account.The passage of the bill for the second followed its presentation by Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti), at plenary on Thursday. Bamidele, giving highlights of the FCT Appropriation Bill, said ₦140 billion was earmarked for personnel cost, while ₦280 billion was for overhead cost. According to him, ₦726 billion is for capital projects. He said th…