Sule, Fintiri, Oyebanji Abiodun sign 2025 Appropriation Bills into law 

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Sule, Fintiri, Oyebanji Abiodun sign 2025 Appropriation Bills into law 

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  • Osun to spend N427b, Ekiti N375.7b, Ogun N1.054tr, Niger N384.3b, Ondo N698b, Adamawa N468.2b next year •Jigawa, Benue Assemblies pass Appropriation Bills for governors’ assent

Governors Ademola Adeleke (Osun), Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti), Dapo Abiodun(Ogun), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo), and Ahmadu Fintiri(Adamawa) yesterday signed the 2025 Appropriation Bills into law.

The governors had, at various times, sent the budget proposals to the Houses of Assembly for perusal and passage.

The budget proposals were thorough lyscrutinised by the Houses of Assembly’s Committees on Appropriation and were eventually passed for the governors to append their signatures to them, thus becoming laws in the states.

In Osun State, Governor Adeleke signed N427 billion 2025 Appropriation Bill into law at the Exco Lounge of the Governor’s Office in Osogbo, the state capital, in the presence of State Executive Council (Exco) members and House of Assembly members.

Signing the 2025 Appropriation Bill, called: Budget of Sustainable Growth and Transformation, Adeleke said: “…The total sum for the 2025 budget is ₦427,746,925.170.00). 

“Consequently, I direct Ministries, Agencies and Departments (MDAs) to vigorously pursue the implementation for the benefit of the citizens of the state. Our budget performance must continue to be commendable on a quarterly basis.”

The governor directed the Ministry of Economic Planning, Budget and Development to monitor the implementation of the budget to ensure that the state meets it targets and expectations next year.

He assured residents that the budget would be rigorously implemented to deliver all its expectations.

In Ekiti State, Governor Oyebanji signed the N375.7 billion budget into law at the Exco Chamber of his office in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.

A breakdown of the budget, named: Budget of Sustainable Impact, showed that 49 per cent was allocated for capital expenditure and 51 per cent to recurrent expenditure.

The governor said the budget was a product of wider consultation with the residents and that it aligned with his administration’s principles of transparency, accountability, and inclusivity.

He promised to prioritise agriculture, food security, and wealth creation, among other vital areas, next year, as well as complete all ongoing projects and provide the required critical infrastructures for economic transformation of the state.

Oyebanji said: “As we are all aware, successful implementation of the budget depends to a very large extent on the availability of funds. To this end, let me specially appreciate and commend the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his team for the economic reforms that have been embarked upon to correct the structural problems confronting our economy and engender a sustainable development.

“These reforms have significantly improved the revenue accruing to the state from the Federation Account in the past years. We expect this enhanced revenue flow to continue in and beyond 2025.”

In Ogun State, Governor Abiodun signed the N1.054 trillion 2025 State Appropriation Bill into law in his office at Oke-Mosan in Abeokuta in the presence of Deputy Governor Noimot Salako-Oyedele, Speaker Oludaisi Elemide, other principal officers of the House of Assembly, and Exco members.

On receiving the clean copies of the Appropriation Bill, Abiodun announced that his administration would, in the coming month, sign the partnership agreement for the development of the Olokola Sea Port.

He said: “In the coming year, you will see us signing more Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with private players in the areas of renewable energy, energy transition, and agriculture, particularly animal husbandry. We intend to join the league of those producing beef and pork, not just for domestic consumption but also for export.

“We will continue to provide more infrastructure, particularly roads, in every local government in the state. We will continue in our stride to provide the right infrastructure and the right situation to ensure that students in Ogun State learn in a conducive environment.

“We will continue to pursue our healthcare programme in primary health care, secondary, and tertiary, and, of course, our policy on ‘grow what you eat and eat what you grow.’ We are going to be more aggressive in the area of agriculture.”

Abiodun also promised to pursue effective repairs of arterial roads across the state in the coming year.

Acknowledging the economic challenges in the country in the outgoing year, especially, he said: “It has been a very difficult year for us all, not just as a state but as a country. Our President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, started his tenure with very bold reforms that have resulted in some unintended consequences that we must all endure so that we can have a country that is solvent.”

In Nasarawa State, Governor Sule signed the N384.3 billion 2025 Appropriation Bill into law at the Government House in Lafia, the state capital.

The governor assured the residents that his administration would make the budget perform optimally through effective implementation.

Sule also assented to the Nasarawa State Electricity Law, which will enable the state generate and distribute its own electricity by using hydro and solar energy sources that abound across the state.

In Ondo State, Governor Aiyedatiwa signed the N698 billion 2025 Appropriation Bill into law.

The budget, which was increased by N43.4 billion by the House of Assembly, has a capital expenditure of N433 billion, representing 62.06 per cent, and a recurrent expenditure of N265 billion, representing 37.94 per cent.

The governor described the Appropriation Bill, named: Budget of Recovery, as a bold and strategic step towards rebuilding the state’s economy as well as addressing critical socio-economic challenges.

Explaining the reasons behind the figures, he said: “We have deliberately allocated the higher percentage to capital development in order to jumpstart the economy and initiate massive infrastructural renewal across the state. The main objective of this budget is to make life easy for our people. This objective is sacrosanct and non-negotiable.

“The budget reflects our collective vision for the future of Ondo State and demonstrates that when we work together, we can achieve great things for our people.”

In Adamawa State, Governor Fintiri signed the N486.227 billion Appropriation Bill into law in Yola in the presence of deputy governor, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta, House of Assembly Speaker Bathiya Weasley, and other principal members of the Executive and Legislature.

The governor said the 2025 Appropriation Bill, tagged: Budget of Service, was premised on current macro-economic indicators, including an oil production benchmark of 1.8 million barrels per day, an oil price benchmark of $80.00 per barrel, and an exchange rate of N1,314.94 to the dollar.

After signing the Appropriation Bill into law, Fintiri assured the people of the state that the budget would be implemented transparently with every kobo accounted for.

The governor expressed optimism that Adamawa would become one of the most developed states in the country when the budget is fully implemented.

He thanked the media for doing a good job in the outgoing year and urged them to maintain a positive relationship with the government in 2025.

Also, the Jigawa State House of Assembly yesterday passed the 2025 Appropriation Bill of N698.3 billion for the state and N184.4 billion for its 27 local government areas.

House Committee on Appropriation Chairman Hamza Ibrahim said the initial N698.3 billion Governor Umar Namadi submitted to the Assembly remained unchanged.

He said the budget report contained over 62 recommendations the lawmakers unanimously adopted.

Hamza said the budget comprised N90,730,520,000 for personnel cost, N70,171,960,00 earmarked for recurrent expenditure and N537,397,000,520 for capital development programmes.

He said the committee made seven recommendations on local government areas’ budget with the allocation of 17 per cent to pension contributions from local government, primary healthcare and state Universal Basic Education Board (UBEC).

Speaker Haruna Aliyu said the 2025 Appropriation Bill, when it gets the governor’s assent, would enable the government to execute people-oriented projects for the overall development of the state.

Also, the Benue State House of Assembly, presided over by Speaker Hyacinth Dajo, yesterday passed the 2025 Appropriation Bill of N550.1 billion.

Leading the debate on the Appropriation Bill during plenary in Makurdi, the state capital, the Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Cephas Dyako (LP, Konshisha), said the total revenue projection for the proposed budget was N550.11 billion.

The committee chairman explained that the proposed budget contained a recurrent expenditure of N175.41 billion comprising personnel costs of N80 billion and an overhead of N95.39 billion, with a proposed capital expenditure of N374.70 billion.

He frowned at the attitude of some MDAs for the flagrant disregard for due process.

“In spite of previous resolutions of the House against extra-budgetary expenditures, some ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) still indulged in the unconstitutional act,” Dyako said.

William Ortyom (PDP, Agasha) said he was not comfortable with the allocation of N79 billion to the newly created Bureau of Special Project and Infrastructure.

The lawmaker said the House of Assembly needed to know the mandate of the bureau.

He also said there was no allocation to the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and the Scholarship Board.

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