Kano state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has signed into law, the state 2016 Appropriation Bill into law, pledging the immediate implementation of the budget.
Tagged : “A Peoples Budget for Self Reliance”, the budget is in the tune of N274, 329, 787, 410, 70 percent of which was devoted to capital expenditure while 30 percent was set aside for recurrent expenditure.
According to the governor, the budget “ reflects the vision of the administration for diversification of the state’s revenue with a view to lay a solid foundation for the pursuit of its development objectives”.
Ganduje explained that although the budget is coming at a trying period in the governance of the state, the state Internal Revenue Service and its technical partners have convinced the state executive and legislature that with political commitment, the set target would be achieved.
The governor expressed happiness that the budget was subjected to public hearing, saying so far, no state in the Federation has allowed the public to directly make input in its budget.
He assured that the government would create enabling environment for the state legislature to do its oversight functions while implementing the budget, stressing that the legislators are free to visit any government Ministry or agency and examine transactions for accountability and transparency.
The Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Alh. Kabiru Alasan Rurum disclosed that the assembly conducted public hearing on the budget to allow the people to be directly involved the governance.
He appealed to citizens of the state to rally round the administration to enable it significantly execute the budget despite the prevailing harsh economic condition in the land.