passes N116.7bn 2022 budget

The Plateau State House of Assembly yesterday, passed the sum of N116.7 billion 2022 appropriation bill, as against the sum of N106.8bn presented by Governor Simon Bako Lalong. The budget approval followed the presentation of the report by the House Committee on Appropriation by its Chairman, Hon. Yahaya Adamu Mavo. Governor Simon Lalong had on […]

The Plateau State House of Assembly yesterday, passed the sum of N116.7 billion 2022 appropriation bill, as against the sum of N106.8bn presented by Governor Simon Bako Lalong.

The budget approval followed the presentation of the report by the House Committee on Appropriation by its Chairman, Hon. Yahaya Adamu Mavo.

Governor Simon Lalong had on 21 October 2021 presented to the House the proposed sum of N106.8bn for the 2022 fiscal year, with 

N76.2bn representing 71.4% as recurrent expenditure, while the sum of N30.5bn representing 28.6%. However, Hon. Mavo said the House after scrutiny, raised the proposed budget by N10bn.

Similarly, the House has considered and approved the executive request for virement of N8.6bn from the 2021 budget, to enable the state to procure the Heipang Inland Dry Port, by the state government.

The house said accessing the virement would not have any effect on the 2022 budget and that the completion and take-off of the Jos Dry Port will be a catalyst for employment as well as an avenue to place the state on the global map of export.