The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has passed the 2020 Appropriation Bill of N108.4 billion. The Speaker of the Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi, announced the passage of the 2020 budget during plenary on Monday in Lafia. Similarly, the assembly passed into law a Bill for the Prohibition of the Act of Kidnapping and for other connected purposes. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor had on December 4 presented the 2020 budget proposal of N100.52 billion to the Assembly for consideration and approval. Sule who tagged the budget as “Budget of Inclusive Development” said that it was anchored on his administration’s policy of transparency, accountability and prudence.

Source: Nigerian Tribune December 23, 2019 15:11 UTC