Muhammad Kabir 
Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Yusuf, has written to the state House of Assembly seeking its approval for a supplementary budget of N99, 221, 503, 569. 90.
The governor’s request letter was read on the floor of the House during a plenary session presided over by the Speaker, Ismail Falgore.
Reading the letter, Falgore said the governor is seeking the House’s approval in pursuant of section 122 (A and B) of the 1999 Constitution in order to accelerate and execute priority projects that are aimed at improving the wellbeing of the citizenry.
According to him, from the supplementary budget, N33,761,174,555.64 has been earmarked for personnel cost; N34,492,888,103.44 for overhead cost and N30,969,440,940.80 for capital projects.
Speaking to journalists shortly after the presentation of the letter, the Commissioner for Planning and Budget, Musa Shanono said: “The initial budget of the state for 2024 is N437, 338, 312, 787.00.
Adding that; “If you merge the original budget with the supplementary budget, it will bring the 2024 budget to N536, 559, 816, 357.84. “The supplementary budget, he said, will be used to cover the new minimum wage payment.”
