Nasarawa assembly passes N92.2 billion 2025 supplementary budget for second reading
The Nasarawa House of Assembly has passed the Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N92.2 billion for the second reading.
Its speaker, Danladi Jatau, announced this on Tuesday during the parliament proceedings in Lafia.
Mr Jatau said that the passage of the bill into law would enable the state government to meet the emerging demands and challenges arising from changes in national macroeconomic variables.
The speaker then referred the bill to the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation to work on it and report back to the parliament on Monday.
”A Bill for a Law to Authorise the Issue Out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the State the Sum of N92,150,231,374.88 only Supplementary/ Amendment Appropriation Bill) for the Services of Nasarawa state government for the 2025 Fiscal Year to N476, 468, 074, 966.91 only covering the period from 1st January to 31st December, 2025 scales second reading,” the speaker said.
Earlier, the majority leader, Suleiman Azara, while giving the substance of the bill, urged his colleagues to support the bill to scale second reading.
The majority leader said that the supplementary budget was necessary to enable the state government to continue with the good work it is doing for the people of the state.
Mr Azara also said that some projects were not captured in the 2025 budget, hence the need for the supplementary budget. The majority leader said that the supplementary budget, if passed into law, would enable the state government to complete its ongoing projects.
Also contributing, Peter Akwe, Mohammed Isimbabi, Larry Ven-Bawa, Hajarat Danyaro, Esson Mairiga, Jacob Ajegena Kudu, and Ibrahim Sa’ad, all supported the bill to scale second reading.
They hailed Governor Abdullahi Sule for executing legacy projects across the state and promised their continued support to ensure the bill sees the light of day.
The majority leader moved to have the bill scaled for a second reading. Luka Zhekaba, the minority leader, seconded the motion. The lawmakers unanimously passed the bill into second reading.
(NAN)
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