Nasarawa assembly passes N8.2bn supplementary budget 

Nasarawa state House of Assembly has passed the N8.2bn 2023 supplement budget into law.

Speaker of the House, Danladi Jatau, announced the passage of the bill into law during the House proceedings in Lafia ,Tuesday.

“A Bill for a law to authorise the issue out of the consolidated Revenue Fund of the state and increase re-adjustment of the sum of N8, 173, 454, 224. 22k,  making a total of N157, 489, 398,431.84 only, for the services of Nasarawa state government to complement for the period commencing from January 2023 and ending 31st December, 2023, read for the third term and passed,” he said.

He commended members for their commitment in ensuring the speedy passage of the bill into law, even as  he assured Governor Abdullahi Sule of effective synergy in order to ensure speedy development of the state.

The speaker directed the Clerk of the House to produce a clean copy of the bill for Governor Sule’s assent.

“I hereby direct the Clerk of the House to produce a clean copy of the bill for His Excellency’s assent,” he said.