Ekiti state governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has presented the 2024 budget estimate of about one hundred and sixty billion Naira to the state house of Assembly.
Presenting the annual budget, tagged “Budget of Sustainable Growth and Development” at the Assembly Complex in Ado Ekiti, Governor Oyebanji, said the proposed expenditure was prepared towards achieving his administration’s six points transformation agenda.
He said the budget would enable the government to fulfill its social contract signed with the people by focussing more on Capacity building for youth and women, agriculture, urban and rural electrification, roads construction, health, renovation of schools and construction of indoor sports complex among others.
The Governor who highlighted various achievements of his administration in the last one year, proposed the capital expenditure of over seventy billion Naira while about ninety billion Naira is estimated for Recurrent expenditure for the 2024 budget.
The speaker of the House, Mr Adeoye Aribasoye passed a vote of confidence on the performance of the Governor, with a promise that the 7th assembly would give the proposed financial appropriation the deserved consideration and speedy passage.
