The Sokoto State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the state’s 2020 Appropriation Bill of N202.4 billion. This followed the adoption of the report of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation at plenary. “However, based on the genuine request by Sub-Committees, the committee moved resources inwards to accommodate some important demands and interest of our people,” he said. Tambuwal had on December 3 presented a budget of N202.4 billion for 2020 to the House for approval. The governor said that the budget included capital expenditure of N122.8 billion, personnel cost of N32.7 billion and overhead cost of N46.8 billion.

Source: Nigerian Tribune December 24, 2019 14:15 UTC