Cross River State governor, Professor Ben Ayade Friday presented N276 billion as the 2022 Appropriation Bill to the state House of Assembly.
Tagged: “Budget of Conjugated Agglutination”.
Governor Ayade said N170 billion is for Capital Expenditure while N106billion represents the Recurrent Expenditure.
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Explaining the title of the budget, Ayade said it will consolidate and cascade his numerous projects, back to back to ensure their completion.
The Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Eteng Williams noted that the lawmakers will look into the budget, assuring the Governor of quick passage of the budget before the end of the year.
The Budget which is different from the previous year, according to the governor, focuses on the completion of ongoing projects like the Obudu Cargo and passengers International Airport, Obudu British/Canadian International School, the Odukpani Junction flyover among many others.
Editor: Ebuwa Omo-Osagie