Benue Assembly Passes 2024 N170.8bn Supplementary Budget

The Benue State House of Assembly yesterday passed the 2024 Supplementary Budget of N170, 894, 473,135 into law. The House passed the supplementary budget during plenary after its clause-by-clause consideration.

The supplementary budget has brought the to – tal of this year’s budget to N396, 621, 868,343 from the initial approved budget of N225, 727,395,206.97 only.

According to the budget, the recurrent expenditure has been increased by N10, 586,740,000 bringing the total recurrent expenditure to N155, 647, 410,359, while the capital expenditure was untouched and still maintained N240, 974, 457, 983.

The House urged the state Budget and Planning Commission to consult with public sector entities (PSEs) before any budget will be revised in order to capture their inputs, urging the Ministry of Finance to ensure prompt release of budgetary approvals to MDAs for improved performance in their operations.

The House also called on the state government to ensure that MDAs maintain their appropriate nomenclatures to avoid role conflict that may affect proper codification of the state budget at the Nigeria Governors’ Forum.