FROM SURAJO MUHAMMAD
The Zamfara State House of Assembly has resolved to review the 2021 appropriation budget of the state downward by N16 billion naira in order to allow the state government to implement the budget without much deficit
The decision to review the budget downward was request sent to the lawmakers by the executive Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle via a letter signed by Secretary to the state government Kabiru Balarabe Dan-Isah.
While reading the letter, Magarya informed his colleague that due to the persistent security crises, the state government cannot go ahead to implementing deficit budget, hence the need to review the budget downward became imperative.
House leader Faruk Dosara while leading the debate on the floor of the House urged his colleagues to give the request accelerated hearing considering its sensitivity.
He added that, since the state is implementing its budget inline with the IPSAS baseline, budget review is always imminent, especially when the need arises.
In his remarks the deputy speaker Hon Musa Bawa Musa Yankuzo draw the attention of the House that, the good work of late Hon G Ahmad who was the chairman House Committee on finance and appropriation that worked tremendously to passage of this year budget should not go in vein, pointing out that late G Ahmad will be remembered by this Honourable House.
In his Ruling Speaker Nasiru Muazu Magarya asked the members to give the proposal first and second hearing, after which he ordered that the request be handed down to house committee on Finance and Appropriation to work on it and report back to the house within two weeks