Barely five months after assenting to the 2024 appropriation bill by the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, the State House of Assembly has shored up the budget to N409, 217,894,248,87 billion. DAILY POST reports that the governor had on December 22, 2023, assented to N342.825,969,909,21 billion appropriation bill, which was N17.
5 billion higher than the N321.4 billion earlier presented to the House.
noted that the raising of the budget to N409.2 billion was sequel to the House's consideration and approval of the Governor Obaseki's letter requesting a revision of the 2024 budget. The lawmakers, while speaking in favour of the revised/supplementary budget, noted that it would enable the governor to finish his eight-year administration of the state well.
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