The Jigawa State House of Assembly has approved a N58 billion supplementary budget for the 2025 fiscal year.
This decision came after the adoption of the report from the House Committee on Appropriation during a plenary session of the Assembly held on Thursday at the Assembly’s complex in Dutse, the state capital.
The original 2025 budget tagged “Budget of Innovation and Transformation for Greater Jigawa,” was passed on December 31, 2024, at N689.3 billion. It includes N90.7 billion for personnel costs, about N70.2 billion for recurrent expenditures, and over N537 billion for capital development programs.
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Besides, the Assembly also approved N17 billion to support the 27 Local Government Councils, covering both their recurrent and capital expenses for the year.
Presenting the supplementary budget report during the plenary session, the Committee Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Hamza-Adamu, explained the increase is due to expected additional revenues from federal allocations to the state.
He stated, “The 2025 Appropriation Law appropriated N698.3 billion for recurrent and capital expenditures, but with the supplementary N58 billion, the total budget now stands at N756.3 billion.”
Mr. Hamza-Adamu urged lawmakers to exercise strict oversight to ensure the funds are used wisely and only for their intended purposes.
“The Assembly remains focused on transparent and effective budgeting to drive progress in Jigawa State during the 2025 fiscal year,” he emphasised
The chairman also highlighted that “this supplementary budget signals an effort to boost ongoing development projects and enhance service delivery across the state.”
The report of the committee was unanimously adopted after Deputy Speaker, Hon. Sani Isyaku Abubakar, who chaired the plenary, put the motion forward for voting.
The Committee Chairman, Ibrahim Hamza Adamu said the report contained the 2025 budget review and Supplementary appropriation Bill in the sum of N58 billion for state and the sum of N17.109 billion for the 27 Local Governments.
State Deputy Speaker, Alhaji Sani Isyaku Abubakar said, the funds would be used for infrastructural development, healthcare services, youth empowerment among others.
The Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, had in December 2024 presented the N698.3 billion as 2025 budget with the supplementary now increased to N756.3 billion.
The supplementary budget will enhance ongoing projects and programs across critical sectors such as education, healthcare, infrastructure, agriculture, and other developmental projects.
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