Mohammed Aminu in Sokoto, Sheriff Balogun in Abeokuta, Hammed Shittu in Ilorin and Ademola Babalola in Ibadan

Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, his counterparts in Oyo State, Governor Abiola Ajimobi and Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, yesterday presented the 2017 budget proposals to their respective Houses of Assembly for consideration.

While Tambuwal budgeted N204,288,364,741 billion for 2017 fiscal year, Ajimobi presented N207 billion, while Ahmed estimated N135,064,529,461 for the same year.



In Sokoto State, of the N204,288,364,741 billion estimate, 69 per cent was dedicated to capital projects, while 31 per cent has been dedicated to recurrent expenditure.
Presenting the budget before lawmakers, Tambuwal said for the second year running, education got the highest sectoral allocation of N38,426,266,193, representing 27.3 per cent of the budget’s N204,288,364,741 total outlay.

The governor stated that the policy thrust of the budget is to ensure sustainable economic development through substantial investment in critical sectors like education, agriculture, healthcare delivery, exploration of mineral resources, investment in renewable energy and infrastructure.

“We will prioritise effective resource management and seek intervention in areas with high potentials to create job opportunities, generate income and improve revenue generation,” the governor said.
He noted that though the financial state of affairs in the country is facing huge challenges, the state’s 2017 budget would address key policy issues which include promotion of peaceful coexistence and protection of lives and properties.

Allocation to other sectors show that ministry of works and transport got N16.2 billion;

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It's not all about presenting budgets,will they truly implement the budget as presented?

Meanwhile the sum total of the three states budget is still far less than that of Lagos state