Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has sent a 2022 supplementary budget amendment Bill of N43 billion to the State House of Assembly for approval.
The governor’s proposal was read during the plenary session on Monday by the speaker of State House of Assembly, Alhaji Hamisu Chidari.
According to the letter, N7 billion will be spent on overhead costs, while the sum of N 33 billion will be used for capital expenditure.
Ganduje stated in the proposal that more than N2 billion will be for personnel costs.
“The supplementary budget becomes necessary in view of the need to sharpen the focus of the 2022 budget to deliver on the objectives and accelerate the completion of priority projects,” the letter disclosed.
The house unanimously agreed to commit the supplementary/amendment proposal budget 2022 for legislative action.
Similarly, the house had also received another letter from the executive, seeking the upgrading of Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education to a University of Education.
In another development, the house had re-committed Muhammad Abubakar Rimi, Singer, and Galadima Markets Kano, management law 2022 for amendment of several sections.
Speaking to newsmen shortly after plenary, the Majority leader of the house, Alhaji Labaran Madari, (APC-warawa), said the amendment considered in the committee of the whole house include sections 8 and 10, while “private partners owners were deleted and “private developers were inserted.
