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Kebbi Gov signs revised 2025 budget of N43.029bn supplementary budget into law

Kebbi Gov signs revised 2025 budget of N43.029bn supplementary budget into law

From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi

Kebbi State Governor Dr Nasir Idris has signed into law the N43.029 billion revised 2025 appropriation bill passed by the State House of Assembly.

Idris signed the bill into law at the Government House, Birnin Kebbi, in the presence of the Speaker of the House, Alhaji Usman Muhammad-Zuru, and other legislators.

The Governor, while addressing the lawmakers, commended them for their cooperation with the Executive arm of the government and described their cordial relationship as beneficial to the people of the state.

According to him, “I appreciate the House of Assembly for being alive to its responsibilities and working closely with the executive for the betterment of our people.

“The House has truly demonstrated that it belongs to the people, and since the inception of this administration, we have never had any disagreement with them.

“Anything we bring to the House always passes through the required legislative processes after thorough scrutiny. This shows the commitment of the assembly to doing a clean job for the state,” the governor said.

Idris noted that the lawmakers have not disappointed the state since its inception, stressing they have always gotten their cooperation on any matter affecting the people of the state.

Earlier, the Speaker, Hon Muhammad Usman-Zuru, pledged that the assembly would continue their cooperation with the executive in driving development across the state.

He explained that the passage of the revised bill followed exhaustive deliberations to align its provisions with prevailing fiscal realities and development priorities.

The Speaker also disclosed that during plenary, the House considered a motion by Hashimu Usman (Yauri – APC) calling on the government to rename the newly constructed Government Girls Secondary School, Tsamiya, Tundi, Yauri Local Government Area, after the Emir of Yauri, Dr Muhammad Zayyanu-Abdullahi.