ASABA/Nigeria: Less than 15 days to exit the office, which is about 780 hours, the Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has forwarded a supplementary appropriation bill of seventy-one billion naira to the State House of Assembly for legislative approval.
The Governor made this request in the bill contained in a letter to the House and read by the Deputy Speaker, Ochor Christopher Ochor who presided over the plenary.
The supplementary appropriation bill is made up of five point six billion naira for recurrent expenditure, and sixty five point five billion naira for capital expenditure for the year ending December 2023.
Governor Okowa in the letter said there has been actual and projected increase in some fiscal receipts.
He noted that the supplementary budget has become necessary for appropriation to pay for some critical projects and activities of government as well as fund ongoing projects across the state in the year 2023.
In the light of the foregoing, the Governor said he would greatly appreciate it if the draft 2023 supplementary appropriation bill is given immediate necessary approval.
The supplementary appropriation bill was read for the first time following a motion by the Majority Leader, Ferguson Onwo, and adopted.
Also at plenary, the House Joint Committee on Rules, Business, Legal and Judicial Matters and Special Committee on Bills presented their report on a bill to provide for the Compulsory Treatment and Care of Victims of Gunshots in Delta State.
Presenting the report, the Chairman of, House Committee on Rules, Business, Legal and Judicial Matters, Hon Charles Oniyere said the joint committee worked tirelessly to deliver within the allotted time frame given to it.
Hon Oniyere disclosed that after meticulous examination and scrutiny of the bill, the committee made some far-reaching recommendations for the approval of the House.
The report is to be considered at the committee of whole at the next sitting of the House.
