Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has signed the 2021 appropriation bill of over 120 billion Naira into law.
The Budget has a total size of 120 billion, 346 Million, 536 Thousand, 626 naira, reflecting an increase of 682 million, 680 thousand naira, over the initial sum of 119 billion, 663 million, 856 thousand, 626 naira proposed by the executive.
After signing the budget, Governor Yahaya attributed the expeditious passage of the bill to the harmonious relations between the three arms of government in the state.
“Last year around this time precisely on the 27th of December 2019, we signed the 2020 Appropriation Act and this year we did it much earlier. That means we are improving efficiency and our processes and procedures are always improving in order to improve the lots of the people of Gombe State,” Governor Yahaya said.
He thanked the people of the State for their support to his administration and the House of Assembly for the effective and efficient handling of the appropriation bill, as well as other bills sent by the Executive arm.
“This shows the level of synergy existing among the three arms of government.”
Governor Yahaya said his administration would continue to make judicious use of the resource and ensure that the greater part of the resources goes to the people.
He said the theme of the 2021 Budget is Budget of Resilience meant a lot to those in Government and the entire people of the State.
The Governor called on the people to be more resilient, cooperative and hardworking.
The speaker of the Gombe State House of Assembly, Mr. Abubakar Mohammed Luggerewo said the budget was given expeditious passage because of its contents, which he noted have given priority to the economic development and welfare of the people.
He said the 52 percent for capital expenditure and 48 percent for recurrent expenditure indicated a clear departure from what was obtained in the past, where expenditure on governance outweighed service to the people.
