The Ekiti State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the revised 2016 Appropriation Bill into law.
The lawmakers also listened to submissions of a management team of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company, which was invited to plenary to explain the unstable power supply in the state.
A statement by the Special Assistant, Media, to the Speaker of the House, Stephen Gbadamosi, in Ado Ekiti, said the N7.5bn revised Appropriation Bill was passed after the Chairman of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Samuel Jeje, submitted the committee’s report to the House.
The Speaker, Kola Oluwawole, said the bill’s passage was accelerated because of the state government’s desire develop infrastructure in the state.
He said the passage of the bill would assist the government to complete ongoing projects and implement proposed projects.
He explained that the committee had redistributed wealth in accordance with the current realities and with the aim of assisting the Ayodele Fayose-led administration to achieve its infrastructural revolution goals.
