Bello signs 2018 budget

Niger State Abubakar yesterday into law the appropriation bill.

The legislature approved a budget size of N134.28 billion as against N128.01 billion presented by the Executive last December.

Speaking the occasion, commended legislature for thorough work on Governor Sani-Bello signed 2018 during Bello the a the budget but said the late passage might affect road construction.

“We have lost almost three months in the year. We have already had the first rains in Minna. The lateness in the passage of the budget will have some effects on our road projects because of the rains,” the governor said.

The breakdown of the budget showed that the recurrent expenditure is pegged at N53.2 billion, while the capital expenditure will gulp N81.4 billion.