Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke signed the state’s 2024 Appropriation Bill into law on Friday, vowing complete execution.
The overall approved budget, according to the governor’s spokesman, Olawale Rasheed, is N273,908,997,410.
Adeleke presented the budget to the state assembly in November.
The governor stated that the budget, titled: “Budget of Reconstruction and Recovery” was designed to accelerate the revival of several sectors of the state economy.
According to the governor:
“Our focus is to put the state on the path of sustainable development, hence we are rebuilding all the sectors namely education, health, sports, roads, agriculture, creative industry, digital economy, and general infrastructure alongside women and youth focussed programmes and policies.
“I commend the state Assembly for the prompt processing of the appropriation bill. I also laud my team for their cooperation with the various assembly committees in the budgetary process.
“We will ensure implementation as stipulated to reconstruct the society and ensure recovery of the critical sector.”
cc: Punch Ng