Thursday, May 22, 2025 - President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, May 22, transmitted a budget proposal of N1.48 trillion for the Rivers State Government to the National Assembly for consideration and passage.
The President said the budget proposal became necessary
because of the nullification of the 2025 budget of the state by the Supreme
Court and the fact that the state is currently under emergency rule.
The President said that N324bn of the amount will be
expended on infrastructure, N166bn on health, N75.6bn on education and N31.4bn
on agriculture.
He added that by the provisions of the proposed 2025 budget;
agriculture is expected to generate about 6,000 jobs and appealed to the
parliament to urgently pass the budget for the good of Rivers State and its
people.
Recall that in March, President Tinubu declared a state of
emergency in the state following the protracted political battle between the
state governor, Sim Fubara and his political godfather, Nyesom Wike.
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