Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna, on Monday signed the state’s 2025 budget into law.
The governor presented the N790, 439, 580, 083 appropriation bill, tagged the budget of sustaining transformation and inclusive development, to the Kaduna house of assembly 10 days ago for consideration and passage.
In the budget, N551,582,867, 194, and N238,856,712,888.86 are earmarked as capital and recurrent expenditures, respectively.
Speaking after signing the budget, Sani commended the Kaduna house of assembly for the speedy passage of the bill.
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“Here in Kaduna state, I can say without fear of contradiction that we have the best house of assembly in the country,” the governor said.
“If you look at the members, there are APC and PDP legislators, but they have relegated politics and are only focusing on governance. For me, this is highly commendable.
“About 10 days ago, I was at the House of Assembly chambers where I presented our 2025 budget proposal. All the MDAs were invited, and they defended their budgets.
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“I was following the debate, and I can say it was one of the most thorough budget defence in the history of Kaduna state.
“The legislators passed the appropriation bill within 10 days. This is something that I will continue to be proud of.
“Apart from the budget, the number of motions and bills they have sponsored, I can say that this is the best state assembly.
“As a former senator who has the highest number of bills during the last senate, I sponsored more than 32 bills, so there is nobody that can give our lawmakers that credit better than me.”
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Yusuf Liman, speaker of the assembly, said the signing of the budget marked an important milestone in the activities of the house.
He thanked the governor for working closely with the lawmakers to bring dividends of democracy to the people of Kaduna state.
“The determination of the Uba Sani-led administration to create an enabling environment for developmental projects across the state can never be overemphasized,” Liman said.
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