…Rivers budget proposal became necessary because of the nullification of the 2025 budget – Tinubu
The iNews Times reports that Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu has on Thursday transmitted a budget proposal of N1.48 trillion for the Rivers State Government to the National Assembly for consideration and passage.
The president said the budget proposal became necessary because of the nullification of the 2025 budget of the state by the Supreme Court.
Rivers state is currently under emergency rule.
According to president Tinubu, ₦324bn of the budget will be expended on infrastructure, ₦166bn on health, ₦75.6bn on education and ₦31.4bn on agriculture.
While appealing to the parliament to urgently pass the budget for the good of the state and its people, the president noted that by the provisions of the budget; agriculture is expected to generate about 6,000 jobs.
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