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The Sokoto government promises development projects and brings a N526 billion 2025 budget into law.

By Mustapha Aliyu -
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The 2025 appropriation bill was signed into law by Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu, who reaffirmed his commitment to completing more development projects and enhancing the quality of life for all residents of the state. Speaking at the signing ceremony on Friday, Aliyu emphasized his administration's determination to build on the accomplishments thus far and called the 2024 budget's implementation a resounding success. The budget, which is valued at over N526 billion, shows the governor's dedication to economic growth and infrastructural development by allocating 66% of its expenditures to capital projects. The governor rated the implementation of the 2024 budget as a 90% success and expressed confidence in the accomplishments of his administration as he signed the budget into law."Over the past year, we successfully finished a number of development initiatives that positively The governor stated that the focus of this government is on a number of areas and cooperat...
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The Assembly is expected to pass the 2024 budget today.

By Mustapha Aliyu -
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  In plenary today, Saturday, December 30, the National Assembly will approve the 2024 Appropriations Bill.  The harmonized 2024 budget, as drafted by the National Assembly, will be approved by both the Red and Green chambers during their respective sessions.  The plenary will now begin at precisely 1 pm, according to a statement released to media on Saturday morning by Senate Clerk Chinedu Akubueze.  In a similar vein, Dr. Yahaya Danzaria, Clerk of the House of Representatives, echoed his colleague in the Senate when he declared that members would likewise convene by 1 pm on Saturday.  "Good morning," was what he said. Kindly take note that the plenary session for today, December 30, 2023, has been moved up from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.  Opeyemi Bamidele, the head of the Senate, had earlier declared that all federal politicians would have to shorten their vacations in order to guarantee that the 2024 appropriations bill passed quickly. The Senate President gav...
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