Sokoto government has proposed N176.7 billion for the 2021 fiscal year.
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal disclosed this while presenting the budget before the House of Assembly, yesterday.
Tagged: ‘Budget of Consolidation and Economic Emancipation,’ Tambuwal admitted that 2020 was quite a challenging year not only for the state but Nigeria and the globe sequel to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tambuwal said the budget with capital expenditure of N95.53 billion and recurrent at over N81 billion, indicated an increase against the outgoing fiscal year budget tagged: Budget of Sustained Socio-Economic Development and Inclusiveness,” which was appropriated at N202,345,425,942.68 and subsequently reviewed downward to N164 billion to cushion the effects of the novel COVID-19 pandemic.
