Katsina Assembly Approves N692.2 billion 2025 Budget
The Katsina State House of Assembly has passed into law, the appropriation Bill of N692.244 billion for 2025 fiscal year in the state.
The bill was passed during the assembly’s plenary in Katsina on Tuesday, presided over by the Speaker, Alhaji Nasir Yahaya-Daura.
Gov. Dikko Radda, has on Nov. 25, presented over N682.2 billion for consideration and approval. Alhaji Lawal Yaro, Chairman, house standing committee on appropriation presented the bill which was subsequently passed into law.
During the plenary, lawmakers deliberated and scruitinised the report, and unanimously adopted and passed the bill into law.
The committee chairman explained that during the budget defence, N10 billion was discovered to be omitted from the earlier proposed budget.
This development led to an increase of about N10 billion on the initial proposed figure presented for consideration and approval.
Gov. Radda has tagged the budget as, ’Building the Future ll’.
During the plenary, the Speaker also announced the names of Alhaji Malik Anas and Alhaji Abdullahi Gagare, for screening and approval as Commissioner and Chairman of the State Fiscal Responsibility Commission respectively.
Yahaya-Daura further fixed Wednesday, Nov. 18, for the screening of the nominees.#Katsina Assembly Approves N692.2 billion 2025 Budget#
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