From El-Yakub Dabai, Birnin Kebbi
Kebbi state Governor, Nasir Idris, on Wednesday assented to a supplementary budget of about N19.4 billion approved by the State House of Assembly.
The fiscal document was presented to him at the Government House, Birnin Kebbi, by the Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Usman Muhammad Ankwe in company of other members of the House
Governor Idris thanked the Legislators for the quick passage of the budget, assuring that it would be implemented judiciously with financial discipline in line with the policy thrust of his administration
The governor explained that the supplementary budget would be devoted to infrastructural development, heath care services, education and other sectors for the improvement of the wellbeing of the people of Kebbi state
He thanked the Assembly for support and cooperation given to his administration noting that the gesture made it possible to achieve the successes recorded by the government within such a short period, saying that the Executive and the Legislature were now like one family.
The Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Muhammad Usman Ankwe, acknowledged the giant strides of the Governor in the arears of infrastructure, economic growth, education, health care, agriculture and other sectors
He pointed out that such monumental achievement galvanized the Legislature to expedite action on ratifying the supplementary budget to facilitate further development.
