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| Gov. Umar Namadi |
By Salisu K Ismail
The Jigawa State executive council has approved the sum of N44.7billion proposed supplementary budget
for financing some critical infrastructures and social services in 3rd and 4th quarter of this year.
The state commissioner of Budget and Economic Planing Babangida Umar Gantsa revealed this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the state executive council meeting.
He explained, that, 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.
"Following the fuel subsidy removal the state has received the sum of N7bn as first trench from Federal Government and N21bn special grant for Infrastructures approved to each of the 36 states and Abuja"
According to the commissioner some of the sectors to be finance from the supplementary budget includes: Ministry of Works and Transport N13.8b, Ministry of Health N2b, Education N3b, Finance N2.4b, Jigawa Road Maintainance Agency (JIRMA) N2b.
Hon Gantsa added that, the supplementary budget will be send to the state house of assembly for legislative work and approval.
"This is the second supplementary Budget for the state within a span of five months with 13Bn earlier approved in March and all will be used to fund damaged drainages, bridges and other essentials services across the state".
On his part, the Hon Commissioner of Information, Youth Sport and Culture Hon. Sagiru Musa revealed that, the council has also approved over N192m for the extension of drainages in Kafin Hausa local government.
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