By Muhammad Goronyo, Sokoto
Presenting the budget before the Sokoto State House of Assembly and PDP stakeholders, Governor Tambuwal said it was for both current and capital expenditure going by global occurrences and globalisation.
He said this would provide opportunities to execute meaningful projects as to improve education sector which has become the number one priority in the 2022 budget. Others are agriculture, health, social welfare among others.
“Despite numerous challenges faced by 2021 budget, it has become pertinent for this administration to take adequate care of insurgency that hampers any form of development in the state, therefore I seek support of all elected office holders,stakeholders and all well meaning members of the society to come together in the fight against insurgency, improve the standard of education and social wellbeing of the citizens in the state”, averred the Governor.
He added that the budget would consider completion of all ongoing projects,renovation of important structures as well as consider food insecurity in the state.