Bros and sisters, make I gist una wetin happen for Sokoto State this last Friday. Governor Dr. Ahmed Aliyu don sign the ₦758.7 billion 2026 Appropriation Bill into law! E no be small thing o! Dis budget, dem dey call am ‘Budget of Socio-Economic Expansion,’ e go make sure sey development for every corner of the state dey go gree!
As our guy Governor talk am sharply after he sign the bill, e praise the Sokoto State House of Assembly for how dem take handle di budget proposal like serious business. E sure say dem go start work straight away, make sure say all di government projects and programmes fit run smooth like fresh palm oil!
This budget no dey joke at all, e don put eye for where e need to dey shine light. 41 per cent of di money fit go for economic sector, while 37 per cent go for social stuff, and you no go believe sey 16 per cent, weh be ₦122.73 billion, na for health alone! How you see dat? E mean sey dem go do plenty levels for health, like the completion of di Sokoto State University Teaching Hospital and Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, as well as upgrade others wey dey for Binji, Tambuwal, and Sabon Birni.
Another waka wey dey follow this budget na di plan to buy 21 new ambulances, make emergency medical services dey quick like flash when issue come up. Education no dey left behind too, dem don allocate ₦115.95 billion for dat side to improve teaching and learning, plus make schools and tertiary institutions dey better jare! Agriculture too dey grab ₦18.74 billion, all dis to ensure sey food wahala no dey scatter ground for Sokoto.
Governor Aliyu don talk sey this budget na serious development matter! E say 72 per cent go dey go for capital expenditure, while 28 per cent go dey for recurrent expenses, just as di IMF and World Bank don advise dem. Na so wetin don happen before no collect loan, keep Sokoto State dey debt-free! Na wetin person go like hear.
Speaker of di Sokoto State House of Assembly, Hon. Tukur Bala Bodinga, come hail di Governor policy, as him dey call di budget people-oriented wey fit accelerate socio-economic growth. Dem go make sure sey dem dey watch how dis budget dey implemented well-well, no time for play!
As di bill don become law now, Sokoto State sabi sey dem dey serious about transparency, fiscal discipline and inclusive development. Na so dem dey plan make di state economy rise like phoenix, and citizens’ welfare go dey improve. Na good news, no be so?
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