Imo Assembly passes 2022 budget of N381bn – Speaker suspends 3 lawmakers for boycotting passage process

The Imo House of Assembly has passed the state’s 2022 budget of N381.4billion.

This followed the adoption of the report of the House Committee on Budget and Appropriation at the Committee of the Whole House in Owerri.

The Chairman, Mr Emeka Nduka, presenting the report,  said that the budget was made up of N96billion recurrent expenditure and N284 billion capital expenditure.

The speaker Mr Kennedy Ibeh commended the committee for carefully scrutinizing the budget from different government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).

He further announced that the budget will take effect from Jan. 1, 2022.

Ibeh also announced the suspension of three lawmakers for boycotting the processes leading to the passage of the budget.

He named them to include Dr Arthur Egwim (APC Ideato North), Mrs Ngozi Obiefule (APC- Isu) and Mr Oninna Okwara (APC -Nkwerre).

He stated that the suspension was done to discourage recalcitrance among the lawmakers.