Assembly passes N166bn 2017 revised appropriation bill

The Kwara State House of Assembly yesterday passed a revised 2017 Appropriation Bill of N166.1 billion. The passage of the bill was in response to the request of Governor Abdulfattah Ahmed in his message to the House early in October. The revised bill was passed after the House had approved all the classes on the […]

The Kwara State House of Assembly yesterday passed a revised 2017 Appropriation Bill of N166.1 billion.

The passage of the bill was in response to the request of Governor Abdulfattah Ahmed in his message to the House early in October.

The revised bill was passed after the House had approved all the classes on the bill during the committee of the whole.

According to the bill, the revised capital expenditure is now N80.9 billion, while the recurrent expenditure is N77.6 billion.

The House had earlier approved N160 billion as 2017 Kwara budget.