Nasarawa State House of Assembly has passed 5.98 billion naira 2021 supplementary budget into law.
Ibrahim Balarabe the Speaker of the state House of assembly announced the passage of the bill after Hon Tanko Tunga, the Majority Leader of the House.
moved a motion to that effect during the House proceedings in Lafia the state capital.
The speaker commended the members for their commitment in ensuring the speedy passage of the bill.
He said the supplementary bill if assented to will ensure the completion of ongoing projects in the state.
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The supplementary budget, tagged “Budget of Economic Recuperation” has recurrent expenditure of N3.62Billion and N2.35Billion capital expenditure.
The speaker directed the clerk of the House to produce a clean copy of the bill for Gov. Sule’s assent.
The governor on November 17th 2020 presented a budget of N112.9 billion to the State House of Assembly for approval.
The lawmakers however, raised the amount to N115.7 billion representing a 2.48 % increase.
