The Kano State governor, Alhaji Abba Yusuf has sent a letter to the State House of Assembly seeking its approval for the 2024 supplementary budget amounting to N99, 221, 503, 569. 90
The Governor’s letter was read on the floor of the House during a plenary presided over by the speaker, Ismail Falgore on Tuesday.
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Reading the letter, Falgore stated that, the governor is seeking their approval in pursuant of section 122(A and B) of the 1999 constitution in order to accelerate and execute priority projects aimed at improving the wellbeing of the citizens in the state.
According to him, from the supplementary budget, N33,761,174,555.64 billion has been earmarked for personnel cost, N34,492,888,103.44 for overhead cost and N30,969,440,940.80 for capital expenditure.
Speaking to journalists shortly after the presentation of the letter to the House, the state commissioner for Planning and Budget, Musa Shanono, said, “The initial budget of the state’s for 2024 is N437, 338, 312, 787 billion.
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He said, “If you merged the original budget with the supplementary budget, passed into law, it will bring the 2024 budget to the tune of N536, 559, 816, 357.84”
“The supplementary Budget will also be used to cover the N70,000 New Minimum wage payment”
While reiterating government commitment to focusing on infrastructural development, human capital development, improving the health and educational sector, Shanono stressed that the supplementary budget will also cover the new minimum wage payment among others.
However,a member representing Nassarawa Constituency in the Kano state House of Assembly, Yusuf Aliyu presented a motion calling on the state government to rehabilitate and reconstruct Gwagwarwa mini stadium to combat the rising acts of drug peddling and insecurity in the community.
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He hinted that the deplorable state of the stadium has made it to be taken over as one of their enclaves, mounting fear among residents in that community.
He, therefore, stressed the need for the government to give the stadium a face lift for sports development and security of the immediate community.
