The Sokoto State House of Assembly on Thursday approved the state’s 2015 budget of N112.5 billion.
This was announced after the consideration of a report of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, presented by its Vice Chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Buda (APC- Dange/Shuni).
Abubakar said the House considered the report of the committee on the 2015 Appropriation Bill and approved the recommendations therein.
The Speaker, Alhaji Aliyu Abubakar, said that the budget was passed into law on time to enable the government to discharge its responsibilities diligently .
Governor Aliyu Wamakko had on December 29, 2014 presented the budget to the House.
The approved budget is made up of N 61.7 billion and N 50.8 billion capital and recurrent expenditures respectively.