Tuesday, December 17, 2024 - Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has signed the 2025 budget into law.
The budget, titled “Sustaining Transformation and Inclusive
Development,” was passed into law ten days after presenting the draft to the
State House of Assembly.
The total budget is N790,439,580,083, with N551,582,867,194 allocated
for capital expenditure and N238,856,712,888.86 for recurrent expenditure.
Signing the budget on Monday, Sani commended the Kaduna State House of
Assembly for the swift passage of the 2025 budget, noting that the legislature
had invited all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to defend their
budget proposals in robust sessions.
The governor expressed pride in the collaborative efforts between the
executive and legislative arms in the state, saying, “Here in Kaduna State, I
can say without fear of contradiction that we have the best House of Assembly
in the country. Despite the political divide between APC and PDP members, they
have focused on governance rather than politics. For me, this is highly
commendable.”
According to him, the budget defense was one of the most thorough in the
history of the state, with legislators passing the appropriation bill within
ten days.
He further praised the Assembly for its numerous motions and bills,
calling it the best State Assembly in the country.
As a former Senator with the highest number of bills in the last Senate,
having sponsored more than 32 bills, he said that no one can give the lawmakers
more credit than he can.
The Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Yusuf Liman, described the
signing of the 2025 budget as an important milestone.
Liman hailed the governor for working closely with the Assembly and
emphasized the administration’s determination to create an enabling environment
for developmental projects across the state.
The Speaker also acknowledged the governor’s commitment to completing
abandoned projects while initiating new ones, particularly in rural
development.
He noted the administration’s focus on human capital development and
agriculture, pointing out that the agriculture allocation had increased from 7%
in the current year to 9.5% in 2025.
He expressed delight that agriculture contributes 42% to the state’s GDP
and is confident that this will grow further in the coming year.
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