Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki, signing the 2018 appropriation bill into law, before the Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Kabiru Adjoto (middle), at Government House in Benin City, Edo State capital…yesterdayGovernor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has signed the state’s 2018 appropriation bill as passed by the Edo State House of Assembly, into law.
At the signing ceremony yesterday, Obaseki said the speedy passage of the appropriation bill was remarkable as it shows the harmony between the state’s executive and legislative arms of government.
The 2018 budget estimate, which was pegged at N146 billion by the executive, was increased to N150 billion by the House of Assembly to allow for more infrastructural and agricultural projects.
The governor assured that his administration has set a target of at least 95 per cent performance level for the budget, noting, “The House is totally aligned with us and agrees with the principle of our budget, which is growth.
Obaseki signs Edo’s N150bn 2018 budget into law
