The Zamfara House of Assembly yesterday passed the state 2020 Appropriation Bill of N188 billion. Governor Bello Matawalle on 4 December 2019, presented a budget of N182.7 billion for 2020 to the House for approval. The passage followed the adoption of the House Standing Committee on Finance and Appropriation presented at plenary by its Chairman, Muhammad Ahmad. Ahmad said the sum of N188 billion was recommended for an appropriation for the state for 2020. He said N117 billion of the amount was for capital expenditure, while N71 billion was for recurrent expenditure. He said the recurrent...