Nasarawa Assembly Approve N199.9bn 2024 Budget

Governor Abdullahi Sule‘s N199.9 billion 2024 Appropriations Bill has been signed into law by the Nasarawa State House of Assembly.

During Wednesday’s House sessions in Lafia, the state capital, Speaker of the House Danladi Jatau declared the bill’s passage into law.

If approved by the governor, according to Jatau, the budget would further the state’s development and economic expansion.

He said, “A Bill for a law to authorise the issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the State (Appropriation) of the sum of N199,879,370,709.43 only for the services of Nasarawa State Government for the period of 12 months commencing from 1st January 2024 and ending 31st December 2024.

“The total sum of N117,138,350 954.18 as Recurrent Expenditure while the sum of N82,741,019,755.25 as Capital Expenditure.

“The 2024 Appropriation Bill is read for the third term and passed.”

Jatau appreciated members of the assembly for their determination and commitment to ensuring the speedy passage of the 2024 Appropriation Bill into law.

“I want to appreciate you all for your efforts in ensuring the speedy passage of the bill. This shows a sign of unity and synergy with the executive and judicial arms of government.

“We will continue to work in synergy with the state government for the overall development of the state,” he said.

Thus, the Speaker instructed the Clerk of the House to create a clean copy of the bill for the governor’s approval and asked the state government to guarantee the budget’s full implementation, if approved by the governor.

A motion to pass the measure into law was made earlier by the House Majority Leader, Suleiman Azara, and was seconded by the Minority Leader, Luka Zhekaba.