Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state, Wednesday, presented a N20.2 billion 2020 supplementary budget to the state House of Assembly for consideration and approval.
Speaker of the House Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi made this known when Hon. Tanko Tunga, the majority leader of the house presented the supplementary appropriation bill on behalf of the governor during the house proceedings in Lafia.
He assured the assembly readiness to do justice to the budget for development to thrive.
“A bill for a law to issue out of the consolidated revenue fund of the state ( Supplementary appropriation bill) the sum of N20, 203, 376, 300 only for the services of Nasarawa state government for the period of two months, commencing 1st November, 2020 and ending 31st December, 2020, scaled second reading.
“I will commit the bill to the house committee on finance and appropriation to work on the bill and report back to the house on November 23, 2020,” the speaker said.
Earlier, Hon.Tanko Tunga, while moving a motion for the bill to scale first and second reading said the supplementary budget was necessary due to the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the economy.
“We are all aware how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the economy negatively, it has affected every aspect of life negatively, hence the need for the supplementary budget,” he said.
He called on his colleagues to give the supplementary budget an accelerated passage.
Hon. Luka Iliya Zhekaba, the deputy minority leader seconded the motion for the supplementary appropriation bill to pass first and second reading respectively.
On July 20, 2020, governor Abdullahi Sule presented a revised 2020 budget of N62.96 billion to the state house of assembly for consideration and approval.
