Jigawa State Government has received a total sum of N28 billion special grant from the federal government to ease the headship occasioned as a result of fuel subsidy removal.
This was disclosed by the state commissioner of Budget and Economic planning Babangida Umar Gantsa while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the state executive council meeting presided over by Governor Malam Umar Namadi.
“Following the fuel subsidy removal the state has received a total sum of N28 billion, N7 billion as first trench from Federal Government and N21 billion special grant for Infrastructures approved to each of the 36 states and Abuja.
As a result of this development the executive council today approved the sum of N44.7billion proposed supplementary budget for financing sone critical infrastructures and social services in 3rd and 4th quarter of this year.”
He stated further that for the increase of federal allocation due to fuel subsidy removal and legalise the expenditure “it is necessary for the state government to make the supplementary budget”.
The commissioner added that some of the sectors to be financed from the supplementary budget included: Ministry of Works and Transport N13.8b ministry of Health N2b, Education N3b, Finance N2.4b Jigawa Road Maintenance Agency (JIRMA) N2b.
Hon Gantsa added that the supplementary budget will be sent to the state house of assembly for legislative work and approval.
This is the second supplementary Budget for the state within a span of five months with 13Bn earlier approved in March and all will be used to fund damaged drainages, Bridges and other essentials services across the State.”
On his part, the Hon Commissioner of Information, Youth Sport and Culture Hon Sagiru Musa revealed that the council has also approved over N192m for extension of drainages in Kafin Hausa local government.
