Richard Anyebe
It was an emotional moment at the Katsina State House of Assembly on Tuesday as Governor Aminu Masari broke down in tears while presenting the final budget of his administration.
Aminu Masari Sheds Tears At Last Budget Presentation
The proposed budget tagged ‘Budget of transition’, is worth N288.63 billion.
It earmarked 63.77 percent as capital expenditure and 36.23 percent for recurrent services.
According to Masari, the budget is designed to complete ongoing projects and initiate other capital projects that can be completed within the life of his administration.
The projects cut across sectors of Education, Health, Water Resources, Agriculture, Environment, Roads, and Infrastructural Development.
Masari’s tears came while explaining that in aggregate terms, the budget is lower than that of the 2022 revised budget by about N34 billion.
In other news, Kanyi Daily reported that
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State said the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu does not need the logistics support of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State when he visits the state for the campaign.
Umahi said Tinubu instead needs Rivers’ votes.
