Oborevwori signs N979.2 billion Appropriation Bill into law

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Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has assented to the state’s 2025 Appropriation Bill of nine hundred and seventy-nine billion, two hundred and twenty-eight million, eight hundred and eighteen thousand, seven hundred and nineteen naira tagged as “Budget of Fiscal Consolidation.

Oborevwori who signed the bill into law at his conference hall in government house Asaba the state capital, said the 2025 budget was geared towards consolidating on the many projects of his administration.

The approved budget is made up of N630.461 billion as capital expenditure, while N349.767 billion is for recurrent expenditure where the governor assured Deltans of more infrastructural and human capital development in the 2025 fiscal year.

Other bills assented to are the Delta State Structures and Signage and Advertisement Bill 2024; Delta State Human Trafficking Prohibition Law 2024; Special Cases Court Amendment Law 2024 and the Delta State Protection of Persons with Disability Law 2023.

Presenting the Appropriation Bill passed on the 26th of November after all legislative processes, Speaker of the House of Assembly, Emomotimi Guwor, said the House took cognisance of some objectives that underlined the 2025 Appropriation Bill which included the completion of ongoing projects and the addition of new projects; expansion of the revenue base; enhancing transparency and accountability in public expenditure management; and initiatives to cushion the economic challenges confronting the people.