2021 Supplementary Budget: Nasarawa Assembly passes N5.98 billion into law
Story from Ibraheem Hamza MUHAMMAD, Lafia
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has passed N 5.98 billion 2021 supplementary budget into law.
Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi announced the passage of the bill into law Monday, after Hon. Tanko Tunga, the Majority Leader of the House moved a motion to that effect during the House proceedings in Lafia, the state’s capital.
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Abdullahi commended the members for their commitment to ensuring the speedy passage of the bill into law.
The speaker said that the supplementary bill if assented to will be used to ensure the completion of ongoing projects in the state.
“The total size of the supplementary budget stands at N5, 975, 076, 812.86 only with a recurrent expenditure of N3, 620, 618, 735.86 only while capital expenditure is N2, 354, 458, 077) only.
“A bill for a law to issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the state (supplementary appropriation bill) of the sum of N5, 975, 076, 812.86 and a virement (re-allocation/ adjustment ) of 2,690,023,000 only for the services of Nasarawa State Government is read for the third time and passed,” he said.
Abdullahi directed the clerk of the House to produce a clean copy of the bill for the Governor’s assent.
Earlier, Hon. Tanko Tunga (APC- Awe North), the Majority Leader of the House moved a motion for the bill to pass third reading.
Hon. Abel Bala (PDP- Nassarawa Eggon West), the Minority Leader of the House seconded the motion and the House unanimously passed the bill into law.
It would be recalled that on December 31, 2020, Governor Abdullahi Sule signed the state’s N115.7 billion 2021 budget into law.
He said that the signing of the budget tagged “Budget of Economic Recuperation” would enable the state to begin the constitutional 12-months budget circle, starting from January 1 and ending on December 31.
It would also be recalled that the Governor had on November 17 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 per cent increase.
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