The state’s N208.064 billion budget estimate for 2024 was approved by the Gombe State Assembly.
In contrast to the N207.750 billion that the state governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Yahaya, had previously submitted, the budget shows an increase of N300 million.
A statement dated Wednesday, signed by Mr. Umaru Ma’aji, the Chief Information Officer of the House, included a breakdown of the budget estimate.
The statement cited Speaker of the House Abubakar Luggerewo, who expressed gratitude to the legislators for their cooperation, support, and the way the appropriations bill was handled.
The Appropriations Committee Chairman, Alhaji Aliyu Manu, representing Gombe North, presented the committee’s report and stated that his committee found that the majority of the budget officers in Ministries, Departments, and Agencies were not familiar with the budget provisions, which are governed by the Medium Term Expenditure Framework.
Accordingly, we suggest that the budget office forward the executive council’s approved budget to the ministries and also take into account and approve N208, 064,000,000.00 as the Gombe state’s total budget size,” the statement stated in part.
In addition, Ma’aji stated that 11% of the budget goes to the social sector and 43% goes to the economic sector, with the 2024 budget, dubbed the “Budget of Continuity and Consolidation,” focusing on finishing all ongoing projects beginning with the current governor’s first term.
He went on, “The bill was read a third time and passed into law following a clause-by-clause examination by Speaker Abubakar Luggerewo at the committee of the whole and contributions by the members.”
Luggerewo praised his peers for their assistance and collaboration with the committee members.
A resolution was passed by the House to remind the members of the National Assembly who represent Gombe North to follow up at the Federal Ministry of Works regarding the state of the dilapidated Gombe Funakaye – Nafada Road, which has been previously awarded but not funded.
Mustapha Hassan, the chairman of the House Committee on Works and Transportation, made this claim in his report to the committee. He said that through their interactions with the State Ministry of Works and Transportation, FERMA, and the Federal Ministry of Works Area Office Gombe, their committee discovered that the project was included in the Federal Government’s 2024 budget.
