From Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo
Taraba State Governor Dr Agbu Kefas, on Friday, presented 2024 budget proposal of Three Hundred and Eleven Billion, Three Hundred and Eighty Eight Million, Five Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand, Six Hundred and sixty One Naira only (₦311,388,525,661.96) to the state House of Assembly for the 2024 fiscal year, with governance, Education and health sector projected as majority priority.
The governor noted during the exercise that the 2024 state budget which is projected to strive and advance the Taraba social economic development agenda, would place strategic investments in education, infrastructure, Health Care development, agricultural and security.
According to him, the 2024 budget which is titled “budget of moving forward” would ensure the implementation of prudent financial management practices for the state to achieve sustainable growth, improved Service delivery and enhance the overall well-being of the citizens.
The budget breakdown shows that the sum of 65,524,088,626.72 is allocated for governance, 43, 208,278,849.29 for education while 33,054,686,84804 is allocated for the health sectors.
Earlier, Hon. John Bonzena, the speaker Taraba State House of Assembly commended governor Kefas for his developmental steps so far in ensuring a new Taraba of the citizens dreams.
Bonzena disclosed that the developmental agenda of governor Agbu Kefas within the last six months has install transformational hope in the minds of Tarabans, and pledged the assembly’s continue support for the executive arm of government to achieve development for Taraba State.