Following the passage of the 2025 budget by the Kebbi State Assembly, Governor Dr. Nasir Idris has assented to the budget after the ten-day period given by the legislature to pass it, following the governor’s presentation.

The legislature ratified the figure of N580.32 billion, as presented by the executive on December 18, 2024, with slight adjustments made to the Capital and Recurrent Expenditures.

At the signing ceremony on Friday, Governor Idris affirmed his commitment to transparency and accountability in the implementation of the fiscal document for effective service delivery.

“We will adhere to the budget processes, allocations, and all other provisions,” he said. “The government will ensure the budget reaches the grassroots, so rural dwellers can feel its impact.”

He emphasized that the executive arm would remain focused on its target objectives to bring happiness to the people. “The achievements of this administration would not have been possible without the support of the legislature. I thank you for your continued support,” he added.

“As a professional teacher, I believe in dialogue and consultation. There is a good understanding, love, and respect between us,” the governor continued. “I call you the ‘people’s assembly’ because you serve your people with good representation, delivering the dividends of democracy.”

Governor Idris also assured that the people would see many projects in their local government areas in 2025.

The Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Sama’ila Muhammad Bagudo, who presided over the session with other legislators, presented the Appropriation Law to the governor for assent, clearing the way for implementation.

“We promised to expedite the passage of the bill, which we have done. The Assembly will continue to support all efforts to ensure Kebbi State retains its rightful place in Nigeria,” Bagudo assured.

Earlier at the plenary session, the Chairman of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Hon. Adamu Birnin Yauri, informed the members that the committee had reduced the allocation for Capital Expenditure and added the amount to Recurrent Expenditure to cover the salaries of 2,000 newly employed teachers.

“We noticed there was no allocation for the salaries of the new teachers in the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education’s budget. Consequently, the committee transferred N1.5 billion from the Contingency Fund to the ministry to cover the salaries of the newly recruited teachers,” Birnin Yauri announced.