Just in : Gov Buni Presents N320b as 2025 Budget, education, women empowerment top chart
By Ladi Dapson, Damaturu
The Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni on Thursday presented a total of N320,811,000,000 as the 2025 budget estimate to the state assembly.
Gov Mai Mala Buni
Buni, said the 2025 appropriation and financial bills budget is tagged “Budget of Economic Consolidation and Poverty Reduction.
The sum of N176, 964,213,000 representing 55.1% is allocated to capital expenditure while, the sum of N144, 036,787,000.00 representing 44.9% is allocated to recurrent expenditure.
Presenting the budget, Buni, said Education, Healthcare delivery, roads, women and youth empowerment to receive priority attention.
He said N144,036,787,000 representing 44.9% was proposed as recurrent expenditure while the sum of N176,774,213,000 representing 55.1% is allocated for capital expenditure.
Buni said the overall performance of the 2024 budget for both recurrent and capital expenditure was One-Hundred and Sixty-four Billion, Nine-Hundred and Forty-Nine Million, Three-Hundred and Sixty-four Thousand, Nine Hundred and Thirty-four Naira (N164,949,364,934) indicating 76% success as of 30th September 2024.
He added that in 2025, the state government intends to construct roads to give a facelift and accessibility to the communities.
According to him, his administration is committed to the completion of the seventeen ongoing road projects, and to embark on eleven new ones, adding that the work would soon commence for the construction of the Damaturu flyover.
Buni disclosed that more solar-powered boreholes would be drilled and water reticulation improved with new pipelines in Damaturu, Buni-Yadi, Nguru, Geidam and Potiskum towns.
He further said his administration would also commence work on the Damaturu Green Economic City, and intensify efforts towards providing and rehabilitating facilities for the Nasari, Gurjaje and Bade-Gana Livestock Development Centers, construction of Damaturu Modern Abattoir, procurement of more agricultural implements and equipment.
Responding, the speaker of the state House of Assembly, Rt.Hon Chiroma Buba Mashio, said the house will work on the budget and financial bills so as to pass it speedily.
