Kano Assembly passes N58bn 2023 supplementary budget

The Kano State House of Assembly on Monday passed the N58 billion supplementary budget presented by Governor Abba Kabir-Yusuf.

In his address shortly after the passage of the budget, the House Majority Leader, Alhaji Lawan Hussaini, said the appropriation bill would enable the government to execute developmental projects in the state.

Hussaini added that the passage of the supplementary budget had raised the state’s 2023 budget to N326 billion.

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The majority leader said: “The House will monitor the implementation of the budget through effective oversight to ensure that funds allocated to project were judiciously used.”

The House also presented a commendation letter and cash reward of N1.5 million to a tricycle rider, Malam Auwalu Danbaba, who returned about N10 million forgotten by a passenger in his tricycle.

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