By Musa Baba Adamu
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA) has passed a supplementary budget of N8.2 billion for the fiscal year ending December 31.
Speaker Danladi Jatau announced the passage of the bill during the House proceedings in Lafia on Tuesday.
The speaker while passing the bill into law assured Governor Abdullahi Sule of effective synergy in order to ensure speedy development of the State.
He said: “A Bill for a Law to Authorize the Issue Out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the State and Increase and Re-Adjustment of the Sum of N8,173,454,224.22k, making a total of N15, 489, 398,431.84 only for the Services of Nasarawa State Government to complement for the Period Commencing from January 2023 and Ending 31st December, 2023 read for the third term and passed.”
He commended members for their commitments in ensuring the speedy passage of the bill into law
The Speaker directed the Clerk of the House to produce a clean copy of the bill for Governor Sule’s assent.
“I hereby directed the Clerk of the House to produce a clean copy of the bill for His Excellency assent,” he said.
Earlier, Suleiman Yakubu Azara, the Majority Leader of the House moved a motion for the bill to scale third reading.
The Minority Leader, Luka Zhekaba seconded the motion.
The House unanimously passed the bill for Governor Sule’s assent into law.
