Politicians across the country have been advised to sustain the legacies and vision of our first generation leaders. Such a move, it has been noted, will not only reset the country on a path of sustainable growth but also help to secure the future of the unborn generation. A revered Islamic scholar, Khalifatul Adabiyyah, Shaikh…
Kwara State House of Assembly on Tuesday received two executive bills from Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq for consideration and passage. The bills are:
Kwara Assembly passes 2021 budget with additional N14bn
The budget consists of 51 per cent recurrent expenditure and 49 per cent capital expenditure
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq had presented the fiscal proposal to the House late last year.
In the proposed N123 billion budget, Mr AbdulRazaq said the government was prioritising the new national minimum wage, cash-backed promotion for workers, tech-driven reforms in the education sector and other social investments.
PREMIUM TIMES learnt that the governor later asked the lawmakers to increase the budget to N134.9 billion.
On Thursday, the lawmakers reviewed the budget even higher to N137.6 billion, according to a statement by the media aide to the Speaker, Ibrahim Sheriff.