Niger State House Of Assembly Passes N613.994billion 2024 Budget Into Law

National Wire gathered  that the State  Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago had on 19th December 2023  presented the 2024 budget estimate  of N613, 274billion to the State  House of Assembly  for approval.

However, the State Legislators  raised the amount to N613.994 billion, an increase of N719, 917 million.

The Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon .Mohammed  Abdulmalik Sarkin Daji, represented by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Afiniki Dauda, stated this at plenary on Wednesday n Minna, the State capital

Abdulmalik Sarkin Daji said the Budget was made up of N149.332 billion recurrent expenditure and N464.661 billion capital expenditure.

According to him, subsequently, Budget should be submitted to the house three months to the end of the year to give room for proper scrutiny and early passage.

He, thereby  commended his colleagues for their relentless effort towards ensuring the passage of the Budget despite the limited time frame.

Earlier, while presenting the report before its passage, Chairman House Standing Committee on Appropriation, Hon.Zubairu Ismaila said the increase in the budget was as a result of the economic realities.

He said in a bid to accommodate adjustment of some critical areas of the Budget, the committee looked into the various sources of revenue and discovered that improvement could be made from statutory allocation.