Kano Assembly passes N437bn 2024 budget
Kano State House of Assembly on Wednesday approved the sum of N437.358 billion for 2024 budget. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf had presented N350bn budget to the Assembly on Friday, October 27, promising to block leakages and ensuring transparency and accountability in government businesses. Speaker of the Assembly, Jubril Ismail Falgore, said the budget was increased […]
Kano State House of Assembly on Wednesday approved the sum of N437.358 billion for 2024 budget.
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf had presented N350bn budget to the Assembly on Friday, October 27, promising to block leakages and ensuring transparency and accountability in government businesses.
Speaker of the Assembly, Jubril Ismail Falgore, said the budget was increased to N437.3bn before its passage to take care of the needs of the people.
Falgore said 64 per cent of the budget is earmarked for capital projects while 38 per cent is for recurrent expenditures.
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The assembly had conducted public hearing last week to get inputs from other stakeholders on the budget after the 44 local government council chairmen appeared before the lawmakers for budget defence.
Majority leader and member representing Dala state constituency, Lawal Hussaini Chediyar Yan Gurasa, said the budget was designed to focus on providing quality education, healthcare service and roads and other infrastructure in the rural areas as well as skill acquisition for women and youths.
The house adjourned sitting till January 29, 2024.