The Kwara State House of Assembly has passed the Appropriation Bill of N137.6bn for the 2021 fiscal year.
The budget was increased from N134.9bn reviewed by the state governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq in January to N137.6bn.
This shows an increase of 2.2percent, which is about N3bn.
The passage was sequel to the presentation of a report of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation on the budget proposal at the Committee of Supply and laid before the House.
Presenting the report, the Committee Chairman, Ibrahim Ambali Olatunji representing Owode-Onire Constituency, expressed the belief that the proper implementation of the budget would turn around the economic fortunes of the state.
Mr. Ambali the noted that the state government had taken appropriate measures to tap into its internal resources to improve the well-being of the people
He reiterated the legislature’s commitment towards supporting the executive through constant oversight functions of the House Standing Committees on capital projects to ensure transparency.
This year’s budget size which comprised fifty one percent recurrent expenditure and forty nine percent capitals scaled through third reading before final passage during today’s plenary.
The Speaker, Engineer Yakubu Danlad-Salihu directed the Clerk of the House Hajia Alimah Jummai Kperogi to produce the clean copy of the Appropriation Bill for Governor’s assent