Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has signed the 2024 Appropriation Bill of N800bn into law.
Governor Fubara who presented the bill on Wednesday, December 13, to a four-member House of Assembly led by Speaker Edison Ehie, signed the budget at the Government House, Port Harcourt, on Thursday, December 14.
The ceremony was witnessed by the Deputy Governor, Prof Ngozi Odu; some metres of the State Executive Council, present and former lawmakers who support Governor Fubara, and some chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the Local Government Areas.
The governor in his address said the estimated N800bn, tagged, ‘Budget of Renewed Hope, Consolidation and Continuity’ will be well implemented to provide critical infrastructure like the second phase of the landmark Trans-Kalabari road and meet the socio-economic needs of the people.
On his part, Edison Ehie commended the governor’s foresight in expanding infrastructure and youth development through employment generation.
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