ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has assented to the 2022 supplementary budget, recently passed by the Benue State House Assembly, with internal reviews and adjustments that maintain the appropriation envelope of N175,903,441,384.
The breakdown of the budget shows that N100,891,610,446 is for recurrent expenditure while the sum of N75,011,830,938 is meant for capital expenditure.
Ortom also presented a law which he had already assented to for the: “Establishment of Benue State Statistics Systems and State Bureau of Statistics for Collection, Compilation, Analysis, Storage and Dissemination of Statistical Data Information and other Related Matters.”
The Governor performed the ceremony on in the Conference Hall of the governor’s official residence at the Benue Peoples House, Makurdi.
Governor Ortom in his remarks shortly before assenting to the law acknowledged the robust relationship between the three tiers of government in the state, which has ensured the implementation of policies and programmes.
The National quoted him as saying that the executive and legislative arms of government have over the years worked closely and executed the mandate for the people without any gaps
“I have worked with this Assembly and they have due respect for the executive just as we do for the Assembly….
“We appreciate the separation of powers and at all times, we will do the needful to ensure seamless understanding and execution of government policies and programmes and this is one of them.”