The proposed sum of N465 Billion Naira has been presented to the Bauchi State House of Assembly by Governor Bala Mohammed for the 2025 fiscal year.
Tagged ‘Budget of Consolidation, Sustainable Growth and Development’, the Governor said the budget is aimed at consolidating and sustaining the transformation of the State.
He explained that his administration will continue to initiate policies and programs that will address the hardship faced by the people in order to make life meaningful.
The Governor also assured that the administration will complete all ongoing developmental projects and implement programmes, pay the new minimum wage and offset the backlog of gratuities owed to retired civil servants in the state.
The proposed budget, according to Bala Mohammed, is made up of recurrent expenditure of N182.7 billion (39.3 per cent) while capital expenditure receives the sum of N282.3 billion (60.7 per cent).
“The 2025 proposed Budget is 18% higher than the budget I presented at this House in 2024, as well as the supplementary budget considered by the house within the year”, said the Governor.
He also disclosed that the government was only able to achieve about 51.2% in the implementation of the 2024 budget as 30th September 2024.
In his response, the Speaker Bauchi state House of Assembly, Rt Hon Abubakar Y Sulaiman appreciated the Governor for the timely presentation of the budget and pledged to accord the document speedy hearing and passage.
