NEWS : Governor Bindow Presented 2019 Budget Appropriation to the State House of Assembly.

11th December. 2018
By Yunusa Abdullahi 

 

The Adamawa State Government has  Budgeted the  sum of Two Hundred and  Thirty  Billion, Nine  Hundred  and Eighty -Nine Million, Four  Hundred and Twelve  Thousand,  Three Hundred and Seventy Five  Naira  ( N 230,989,412,375.00) Only for its  Recurrent  and Capital Expenditure  the financial year of 2019.

Governor Muhammad Umar Jibrilla who presented the appropriation Bill  to the  State House of Assembly for consideration, explained that the objectives of the  Budget is to bring  development closer to the door steps of the  masses at the grassroots. 

Tagged  " BUDGET OF NEXT  LEVEL " , the Governor said  that the Document  was prepared  in such a  way that development  should be  extended to  all the  nooks and crannies of Adamawa State in order to  touch the  lives of the  people of Adamawa State  for the better. 

Governor Muhammad Umar Jibrilla  also explained that since 2015, his Government  has given priority in social sectors including  Education,  Health care Delivery, Agriculture,  Works, and  Water  supply. 

He also  revealed that out of  the  N103,495,235,575.00 representing  Forty-five  per cent is for Recurrent  Expenditure while  N127,494,176,800.00 representing Fifty -Five  per cent  for the Capital  Expenditure, stressing that the  details of the  Budget  will be announced by the Honourable Commissioner Ministry of  Finance and  Budget, Mahmud Sali  Yunusa. 

Governor Muhammad Jibrilla  use the forum to thanked members of the State  House of  Assembly for their  support and cooperation being given to his administration  in an efforts to improve the  well-being of the  citizens of Adamawa State. 

While receiving the 2019  Appropriation  Bill, the Speaker of the State  House of Assembly,  RT. Honourable  Kabiru  Mkjinyawa thanked Governor Muhammad Umar Jibrilla for the  presentation and assured that the  Appropriation Bill  will be given  due attention  for the overall development of the  people of  Adamawa State.