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From Our Assembly Correspondent
Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has urged Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to adhere strictly to the provisions of the 2024 budget and to ensure its full implementation for the overall development of the State.
Hon. Jonah Ali Dezaho, the Chairman, House Committee on Information made the call while briefing journalists ahead of the House resumption from its 7 weeks recess on Monday, Feb.12, 2024.
Hon. Ali Dezaho who represents Karu/Gitata constituency said that the House would query any MDA that violated the provisions of the 2024 budget.
" We have appropriated and passed the 2024 budget into law and the Governor has also ascended to it
" We will ensure that MDAs use the funds appropriated to them in the budget judiciously
" In the course of our oversight, we will ensure that the money appropriated for capital projects, will be used for capital project
" And we will also ensure that the money appropriated for recurrent expenditure will be used for the recurrent expenditure judiciously, he said.
Hon Ali urged the MDAs to maintain their budget provisions in the interest of peace and for the overall development of the state.
" So MDAs should key into their budget according to its plan because any swapping of the budget, we will query it and they must answer for it," he said
The lawmaker said that the people of the state should expect robust legislation from the House, as it would be resuming from its recess on Monday, February 12, 2024 with high spirit.
"During the recess, members were well equipped after meeting with their constituents as we also went on research during the recess.
" The people of the state should expect more robust legislation from us as we are resuming from our recess
" The essence of the recess is to meet with our constituents, knows their problems and to attend to their problems, " he said
The Information Chairman called for team work and cordial working relationship between members and staff of the House for the overall development of the state.
He assured the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon Danladi Jatau of the members commitment to give him their maximum support to succeed.
It would be recalled that on Dec. 20, 2023, the Nasarawa State House of Assembly has passed the 2024 appropriation bill of N199.9 billion into law and thereafter proceeded on recess.
Similarly, on resumption tomorrow Monday, the Speaker Rt.Hon. Danladi Jatau is also expected to sworn in two lawmakers Hon. Muhammed Adamu Omadefu (APC Keana) and Hon. Musa Abubakar Ibrahim (NNPP Doma South) who just won their elections at the last concluded re-run elections in their various constituencies.
