Governor Abiodun signs 2020 appropriation bill into law

The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun before the close of work  on Monday  signed the state’s 2020 Appropriation Bill into law, thus sustaining the tradition in Ogun State of signing the budget into law before the end of the outgoing year.

The 2020 budget proposal was N449.97billion.

 The state assembly retained the budget size with an adjustment to the capital expenditure leading to an increment of N2.1billion for capital projects. realignment had moved the capital estimate from N269, 132,349,884.46 to N271, 232,349,884.46.

Governor Abiodun while assenting to the Bill assured the people of the state that his administration would be measured by the performance of the budget, stressing that the implementation of the year 2020 budget was sacrosanct.

He noted that his administration would also follow through on all of its vision and ensure that the budget was implemented to the letter.

Mr Governor added  that his administration would ensure that all the assumptions that have been made in the area of revenue generation were met, adding that he is determined to ensure that the citizens of the state enjoy to the fullest  the dividend of democracy.

“On the part of the executive, we affirm that our appreciation will be further underscored by the implementation of this budget. I believe that is indeed how we can demonstrate the appreciation of this speedy passage to the House of Assembly and to the rest of the citizens of this state by extension, he said while signing the budget in the presence of the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly,the Right Honourable Olakunle Oluomo, the Secretary to the State Government ,Mr. Tokunbo Talabi, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Alhaji Shuaib Salisu among others.