Subsidy Removal: Jigawa Proposes N44.7bn Supplementary Budget

Jigawa State government has approved a N44.7 billion supplementary budget to finance critical infrastructure and social services in the 3rd and 4th quarter of this year.

The commissioner for budget and economic planning Babangida Umar Gantsa revealed this when he briefed newsmen on the outcome of the state executive council meeting.

He said the need to complete some projects and the increase of federal allocation as a result of fuel subsidy removal made it necessary for the state government to propose the supplementary budget.

Gantsa said, “Following the fuel subsidy removal, the state has received the sum of N7 billion as first tranche from the federal government and N21 billion special grant for infrastructure approved for each of the 36 states of the federation and Abuja.”

He said some of the sectors to be financed from the supplementary budget are Works and Transport N13.8 billion, Health N2 billion, Education N3 billion, Finance N2.4 billion and Jigawa Road Maintenance Agency (JIRMA) N2 billion.

Gantsa said the supplementary budget would be sent to the state House of Assembly for passage.

“This is the second supplementary budget for the state within a space of five months with N13 billion earlier approved in March and will be used to fund damaged drainages, bridges and other essential services across the state,” he said.

On his part, the commissioner for information, youth sport and culture, Hon Sagiru Musa, said the council approved over N192 million for the execution of drainages in Kafin Hausa local government area.