Tinubu sends ₦1.48 trillion 2025 Rivers budget to NASS
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday transmitted a budget proposal of ₦1.48 trillion for the Rivers State Government to the National Assembly for consideration and passage.
The president said the budget proposal became necessary because of the nullification of the 2025 budget of the state by the Supreme Court and the fact that the state is currently under emergency rule.
He said that ₦324bn of the amount will be expended on infrastructure, ₦166bn on health, ₦75.6bn on education and ₦31.4bn on agriculture.
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He added that by the provisions of the budget; agriculture is expected to generate about 6,000 jobs and appealed to the parliament to urgently pass the budget for the good of the state and its people.
Neptune Prime reports that Tinubu, on March 18, 2025, declared emergency rule in Rivers State over the protracted political crisis between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to ex-governor Nyesom Wike.
Tinubu suspended the governor and the lawmakers for six months and appointed a sole administration, Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas, a former Chief of Naval Staff, to run the state.
Tinubu’s decision has generated a lot of controversies, with many asserting that the president breached the country’s constitution.
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