The Jigawa state government has set aside the sum of N44.7 billion supplementary budget to finance some critical infrastructures and social services in the 3rd and 4th quarter of 2023.
The decision was taken Wednesday at Government House, Dutse, during the state executive council meeting presided over by Governor Umar Namadi.
This was announced by the Commissioner of Budget and Economic Planning, Babangida Umar Gantsa, while addressing reporters over the development.
He said the need for completing some projects and the increase of federal allocation as a result of fuel subsidy removal made it necessary for the state government to make the supplementary budget.
He stated that following the fuel subsidy removal, the state has received the sum of N7bn as first trench from the federal government and N21bn special grant for infrastructures approved for each of the 36 states and Abuja.
The commissioner said some of the sectors to be financed from the supplementary budget included, Ministry of Works and Transport, N13.8bn, Ministry of Health, N2bn, Education, N3billion, Finance, N2.4billion Jigawa Road Maintainance Agency (JIRMA) N2billion.
