By Deborah Hassan
Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has signed the N176 billion 2021 Appropriation Bill into law.
Speaking at the ceremony, Gov. Tambuwal expressed appreciation to the Speaker and members of the Sokoto State House of Assembly (SOHA) for the remarkable of passage of the bill into law.
Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Publicity, Muhammad Bello, in a statement issued on Thursday, said the feat showed the commitment and patriotism of the state legislators in the discharge of their mandate to the people of Sokoto State.
He said, ”You have properly demonstrated very uncommon patriotism devoid of partisanship.”
Tambuwal also commended them for uniting together for the common man in the state irrespective of political party differences, and urged them to continue working together in the same direction.
The governor also thanked the state civil servants for their hard work and commitment in discharging their responsibilities.
Tambuwal used the occasion to call on people of the state to adhere strictly to the COVID-19 protocols as the second wave of the pandemic emerges.
Earlier, the Speaker of SOHA, Rt. Hon. Aminu Muhammad Achida, said the 2021 budget was passed into law after deliberations and careful scrutiny.
He said the House did not add or reduce the N176, 685,535,643:47 budget presented to it by the executive arm of government, emphasizing that the state legislature was highly impressed with the great achievements recorded by the executive in the implementation of the 2020 budget.
He said despite the financial challenges in 2020 the budget, many success were recorded in education, healthcare and rural development among others.
The Speaker assured the governor that the state legislature will ensure speedy passage of any bill aimed at improving the living condition of the citizenry.