Enugu gov signs N971bn 2025 budget

Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah yesterday signed the N971 billion 2025 Appropriation Bill.

He said his administration would diligently implement the budget to achieve the target of exponential economic growth and inclusive prosperity for the state.

The budget comprises N837.9 billion capital expenditure, representing 86 per cent of the budget, and recurrent expenditure component of N133.1 billion, representing only 14 per cent of the budget.

Mbah thanked the lawmakers for the speedy passage of the budget, describing it as a massive Christmas gift to the people of the state.

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He said, “What we are witnessing here today is democracy in action. We christened our budget, ‘Budget of Exponential Growth and Inclusive Prosperity’, because it is at the heart of everything we do in the state.

“If you look at the development model adopted, it is one that takes into account the development challenges we have across our state because as I have always said, we are only as good as our weakest link. So, we have responsibility to make sure that nobody and no section of the state is left out.”