- ... Pledges accelerated infrastructural growth, social empowerment and poverty alleviation in 2025
By Usman Usman Garba
In line with standard appropriation plan, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has assented into law the budgetary allocation for 2025 fiscal year in the sum of N719, 755,417, 663.
Of the total budget size, the sum of N262, 670,660,562.68 representing 36 per cent dedicated to recurrent expenditure while the cumulative sum of N457, 804,757,100.32 which stands at 64 per cent would be spent on capital expenditure.
Signing the 2025 appropriation bill on Tuesday at the government House, Governor Yusuf declared that his administration is committed to full implementation of the new fiscal document.
In a statement by Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, Governor renewed pledged to stimulate economic growth, quality education, functional healthcare development among other top priority in the 2025 budget.
Tagged budget of Hope, Human Capital and Economic Development, the Governor Yusuf explained plan to dedicate substantial allocation to social welfare and poverty alleviation through series of empowerment initiatives in the year 2025.
” Let me assured the good people of Kano of our commitment to improving lives of our citizens through investment generation, infrastructural development, poverty alleviation programmes. The 2025 budget is dedicated to stimulate economic growth.
” Our government is also committed to deliver quality healthcare services, agricultural growth and social welfare. We would implement the plan to build a prosperous and inclusive development in Kano”. Governor Yusuf pledged.
Speaker of Kano state House of assembly, Rt. Hon. Jibrin Ismail Falgore while submitting the passed bill for assent, notified the upward increase in the budget size after public hearing.
The speaker therefore called for full implementation of the budget as allocated to meet the yearnings and aspirations of the people of the state.
Recall that Gov. Yusuf, on 8th November 2024 presented a proposed budget size of N549, 160,417,663.00 before the state assembly for passage. The appropriation was readjusted by over N170 billion to capture other critical developmental needs.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by the deputy Governor, Comrade Aminu Abdulsalam, principal offocers of the State House of Assembly and few members of the state executive council.
