Gov Sani signs N790bn budget of sustaining rural transformation into law

Governor Uba Sani has signed the 2025 budget, titled Sustaining Transformation and Inclusive Development, ten days after presenting the draft proposal to the Kaduna State House of Assembly.

The budget focuses on rural development, with a total sum of N790,439,580,083.

The amounts earmarked for capital expenditure and recurrent expenditure are N551,582,867,194 and N238,856,712,888.86, respectively.

Speaking after signing the budget on Monday, the Governor commended the Kaduna State House of Assembly for the speedy passage of the 2025 budget, which was passed within 10 days of the proposed appropriation bill’s presentation.

The Governor stated that the legislature had invited all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to defend their budget proposals. The sessions were robust, and at the end of the process, the 2025 budget was passed.

“Here in Kaduna State, I can say without fear of contradiction that we have the best House of Assembly in the country. If you look at the members, there are both APC and PDP legislators, but they have put politics aside and are solely focused on governance. For me, this is highly commendable,” he said.

“About ten days ago, I was at the House of Assembly chambers, where I presented our 2025 budget proposal. All the MDAs were invited and defended their budgets. I followed the debate and can say it was one of the most thorough budget defenses in the history of Kaduna State.”

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“The legislators passed the appropriation bill within ten days. This is something that I will continue to be proud of. Apart from the budget, the number of motions and bills they have sponsored makes this the best state assembly.”

“As a former Senator who had the highest number of bills in the last Senate, having sponsored more than 32 bills, there is no one who can give our lawmakers more credit than I can,” he added.

Earlier, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Right Hon. Yusuf Liman, said that the signing of the 2025 budget by the Governor marks an important milestone in the activities of the Assembly.

He explained that the budget proposal underwent thorough scrutiny before being passed by the legislators.

The Speaker thanked the Governor for working closely with the Assembly to bring the dividends of democracy to the people of Kaduna State.

“The determination of the Uba Sani-led administration to create an enabling environment for developmental projects across the state cannot be overemphasized,” he said.

The Speaker noted that Governor Uba Sani had not only continued with some abandoned projects but had also initiated commendable ones, adding that his commitment to rural development is noteworthy.

Giving a breakdown of the 2025 budget, the Commissioner of Planning and Budget, Alhaji Mukhtar Ahmed Morovia, said that Education received the largest portion of the budget at 26%, followed by Health with 16%, and Public Infrastructure and Agriculture with 13% and 9.5%, respectively.

He explained that the sectoral allocations reflect the administration’s emphasis on human capital development and agriculture.

“This is the second budget of His Excellency, and he has prioritized Agriculture. While we allocated 7% in this current year, Agriculture will receive 9.5% in 2025 because of its significant impact.”

“His Excellency has stated that 42% of our GDP comes from Agriculture, and I’m confident that if we maintain this momentum, the contribution will be even higher next year,” the Commissioner assured.