The Kano State House of Assembly has passed into law the 2018 budget of over N246 billion, higher than N233 billion earlier proposed by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.
Presenting the report of the House Committee on Appropriation on Wednesday, a member of the committee representing Ungogo Constituency Hon. Tasiu Panisau said the committee had recommended for the increase of over N12.7 billion.
According to him, the appropriation committee had also recommended that in subsequent years, an interface should be created where sub-committees will physically defends their reports before the appropriation committee.
He explained that the recommendation for the creation of the sub-committees is aimed at ensuring harmony and understanding of divergent positions.
At the plenary session presided over by the Speaker, Abdullahi Ata, the lawmakers, after deliberations on the report of the appropriation committee, adopted the report and passed the budget into law.
The House of the Assembly, after passing the bill into law, adjourned its plenary session to Feb. 19.
Gov. Ganduje had on Nov. 30, 2017, presented to the state assembly a budget proposal of over N233 billion for the 2018 fiscal year.
