The Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Yusuf, has presented the 2024 State Supplementary/Amendment Budget of N99,221,503,569.90, to the House of Assembly to cover wages and other projects introduced by his government.
The request which was contained in a letter read by the Speaker, Hon. Ismail Falgore during plenary on Tuesday, urged the lawmakers to consider a speedy passage of the supplementary budget.
Falgore stated that the governor, in seeking the approval of the House, was in pursuant of Section 122(A and B) of the 1999 constitution in order to accelerate and execute priority projects aimed at improving the wellbeing of the citizens in the state.
He also noted that, from the Supplementary budget, N33,761,174,555.64 has been earmarked for personnel cost, N34,492,888,103.44 for overhead cost and N30,969,440,940.80 for capital expenditure.
The State’s Commissioner for Planning and Budget, Musa Shanono, who spoke to newsmen shortly after the presentation of the letter to the House, said:
“The initial budget of the state for 2024 is N437, 338, 312, 787. If you merge the original budget with the supplementary budget passed into law, it will bring the 2024 budget to the tune of N536, 559, 816, 357.84.”
Shanono reiterated the government’s commitment to focusing on infrastructural development, human capital development, improving the health and the educational sector, Shanono stressed that the supplementary budget will also cover the new minimum wage payment, among others.
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