President Bola Tinubu has forwarded the 1.481 trillion naira Proposal for Rivers State 2025 budget to the House of Representatives for consideration and passage.
In the letter read on the floor of the house by the Speaker, House of Representatives Dr Abbas Tajudeen, the President said his action was in line with the Provisions of the Constitution.
President Tinubu said his action followed the absence of the Rivers State House of Assembly following the declaration of State of Emergency.
In the proposal, the President said ₦324bn of the amount will be expended on infrastructure, ₦166bn on health, ₦75.6bn on education and ₦31.4bn on agriculture.
He added that by the provisions of the budget; agriculture is expected to generate about 6,000 jobs and appealed to the parliament to urgently pass the budget for the good of the state and its people.
Source: Taminu Salihu, FRCN Heaquaters.
