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From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi
The Benue State House of Assembly has passed the 2026 Appropriation Bill of N695,011,237,687.28 into law.
The House increased the 2026 budget by N89.5 billion from the N605.5 billion earlier presented by Governor Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia.
The budget was approved on Wednesday following the presentation of a report by the House Committee on Appropriation, chaired by Hon. Isaac Ochikliye and ably represented by Deputy Chairman Douglas Akya, during a plenary presided over by Speaker Berger Alfred.
He explained that the 2026 budget was designed to accelerate infrastructure development, improve social service delivery, and stimulate sustainable economic growth across the state.
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Among other recommendations, the House urged House Committees to advise MDAs to avoid extra-budgetary expenditures and called for the strengthening of audit and procurement processes to enhance transparency, accountability, and effective budget implementation.
The Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Alfred Berger, commended members of the Appropriation Committee for their good and thorough work on the budget.
A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Michael Upaa, said the Clerk of the House has been directed to produce a clean copy of the bill for the Governor’s assent.
