•Mohammed emphasises focus on capital Infrastructure
Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi
Bauchi State Executive Council, has approved the medium term expenditure of about N300 billion for the 2024 fiscal year.
This was as Governor Bala Abdukadir Mohammed, has assured that the 2024 budget proposal would focus more on capital infrastructure development in order to provide the dividends of democracy to the people.
The governor gave the assurance yesterday, when he presided over the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting held at the council chambers of the Government House, Bauchi.
The governor informed the council members that the meeting was just to finalise discussions on the 2024 budget estimate and nothing else, apologising to those, who had pending memos to hold on till next meeting.
Mohammed stressed that his administration would continue to maintain the budget regime from December to December in order to implement government projects, policies and programmes in a timely manner.
He stressed that budget was important in any administration as it guides what programmes and projects to be implemented and executed.
The governor also said although the issue of frequent spending could not be ignored because it affected the daily management of state enterprises, capital projects should take center stage to provide more democratic dividends to the people.
Mohammed, however, said the recurrent part has never been underestimated in every budget, explaining that, “Normally, we try as much as possible to get more of the capital because they are more tangible, they are more measurable and they are more impactful on the people.
“I have gone through the budget, it is a balanced budget and I am very happy and I hope during our tenure we have deepened this capacity within the ministry of budget and planning so that even after our tenure, this culture which is of the universal standard will be enshrined,” he said.
