The Lagos State House of Assembly has approved the 2015 budget re-ordering request sought by the Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.
The House approved N19, 743, 164, 323
for capital expenditure and N5, 697, 089, 009 for recurrent expenditure,
bringing the total approved sum to N25, 440, 253, 332.
The House also tasked the State Ministry
of Economic Planning and Budget to henceforth do a quarterly review of
approved budget to enhance effectiveness and determine level of
compliance by the ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs).
It would be recalled that Ambode had
last week presented letter to the House titled: “re-ordering of
priorities under the 2015 budget.”
According to the letter, the governor
listed the reasons for the re-ordering to include construction of a
pedestrian bridge at Ojodu Berger, construction of fly-over bridges at
Ajah Roundabout and Pen Cinema, Agege.
The letter added that the budget
re-ordering proposal would cater for the continuation of the
construction of blue light rail project, continuation of the
construction of the Lekki-Epe Expressway and acquisition of
emergency/rescue helicopters and heavy duty equipment (cranes and
forklift) and for employment trust fund and wealth creation programmes
of his administration.
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