From Yakubu Mustapha Minna
Niger State House of Assembly has passed the state’s 2023 Appropriation Bill of over N243 billion naira against over N238 billion naira presented by governor Abubakar Sani Bello.
This followed the report of the House committee on appropriation presented by the committee chairman and member representing Wushishi constituency Muhammed Bashir Lokogoma.
He said the budget was very important and essential for the take-off of a new financial year, adding that with the passage, Niger State was okay to run government in 2023 with additional N5 billion in to the budget as presented.
The approved capital expenditure stood at over one hundred and fifty two billion naira while the recurrent expenditure is over ninety one billion naira.
The committee chairman noted that the current budget structure is complicated and has made it difficult to trace a particular capital allocation for scrutiny.
The house unanimously urged the executive arm to ensure that budget is laid before the legislature at least three months before the end of the year for proper scrutiny.
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