Rivers State House of Assembly has approved and passed into law N300,370,357,710.30 as the revised budget estimate for the year.
The budget was reviewed downward from N530 billion to N300 billion with a total capital expenditure of N171 billion and N129 billion as recurrent expenditure.
Debating on the matter, House Majority Leader, Martins Amaewhule, urged the lawmakers to allow the appropriation law to provide high expenditure on the capital.
Speaker Ikuinyi-Owaji Ibani subjected the decision on the report of the committee to voting and announced that 23 lawmakers voted in favour of the approval of N300 billion as the revised budget for the state.
Anaedoonline.com reported that A new Deputy Speaker has emerged at the Kaduna State House of Assembly. He is Hon. Isaac Auta representing Kauru Constituency.
Auta’s emergency and swearing was followed with a rowdy session as a member attempted to steal the maze.
Auta was immediately sworn in by the Clerk of the Assembly, who administered oaths of office and allegiance on him.
The new Deputy Speaker emerged shortly after 24 members of the Assembly passed impeached former Deputy Speaker, Hon. Mukhtar Isa Hazo after passing a vote of no confidence on him.
Shortly after the swearing in, member representing Makera Constituency, Hon. Liman Dahiru broke into the floor of the Assembly and seized the maze.
However before he could make his way out of the chamber, he was grabbed by the Sergeant at Arm while other members quickly rushed in to retrieve the maze from him.
The plenary thereafter ended in a rowdy session while the aggrieved member, Dahiru Liman was dragged out of the chamber.
Anaedoonline.com reported that After spending almost one year in hotels, the Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly, Collins Chiji and his Deputy will move into their official residence following the intervention of Governor Hope Uzodinma.
Commissioner for information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, who disclosed this in Owerri in a chat with some journalists said the development further underscores the determination of the state government to restore the dignity of government and governance which was completely eroded in the past.
According to the commissioner, the situation in the past was such that serious government business was conducted either in a bush bar, a guest house or a hotel which made the whole process of governance look unserious.
“The government of Sen. Hope Uzodimma believes in the dignity of government and governance. A situation where the speaker and his deputy were living in hotels was unacceptable to him.
This is why he has made it possible for the official residences of the leaders of the legislative arm to be renovated. In a few weeks they will move in.”
Emelumba said that with the development all the heads of the different arms of government would have settled in their official quarters thereby restoring the lost glory and dignity of governance.
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