Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has signed the state’s 2021 budget amounting to over N177.9 billion after the approval of the state Assembly.
Ganduje had on October 27 presented over N147.9 billion budget estimate before the assembly for approval.
However the State House of Assembly, after series of deliberations on the proposed estimate, had increased it to the approved amount.
The governor, while signing the budget tagged ‘budget of reality’, commended the assembly for doing everything possible to approve the budget within a short time.
He also commended the lawmakers for organising public hearing aimed at getting the views of the people on their needs.
According to him, the approved 2021 budget will focused on the provision of quality education, good health infrastructure and other developmental projects.
He pointed out that the budget is lower than that of the 2020 due to the economic challenges occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.
He said “it is not the size of the budget that matters to us, but to be able to achieve its 90 per cent implementation”.
Presenting the approved budget, the Speaker Kano State House of Assembly, Hamisu Ibrahim-Chidari said the assembly had scrutinised the bill and approved.
According to him, public inputs were obtained through the public hearing which assisted the house in approving the proposed estimate.
He assured that the assembly will continue to give all the necessary support to the executive arm of Government towards moving the state forward.
He also solicited the support of the state government to the assembly towards ensuring that laws are for the benefit of Kano people.
