Chime Signs 2015 Budget of N96.735bn into Law

There seem to be a crack between Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has signed the state’s 2015 Appropriation Bill of N96.735 billion into law.

This followed the passage of the Bill by the State House of Assembly last week upon a motion moved by the leader of the House Hon. Sunday Ude Okoye and seconded by Deputy Leader Hon John Kelvin Ukuta.

Performing the function at the Government House of Enugu, Governor Chime promised a speedy implementation of the budget and the continued delivery of good governance and dividends of democracy to the people until his last day in office.

A breakdown of the “Budget of transition” which would be the last to be administered by Governor Chime, shows that the total sum of N54, 939,980 (fifty four billion, nine hundred and thirty nine million, nine hundred and eighty thousand naira) has been set aside for Capital Expenditure representing 56.8 while N41, 795,319 (forty one billion, seven hundred and ninety five million, three hundred and nineteen thousand naira) is for Recurrent Expenditure.

Speaker of the House, Hon Eugene Odo had shortly after the passage, urged the speedy implementation of the budget saying that this would facilitate a smooth transition to another administration by May 29, this year. He further enjoined the various Committees of the House to exercise effective oversight functions of relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies in the state to ensure its proper implementation.

While presenting the budget to the House last December, Chime had noted that the government was committed to the completion of on-going projects in both the urban areas and payment of liabilities to contractors.

He had said, “When I took office in 2007, we visited all the 472 communities in the State and identified the key development needs of our people as chosen by them. The good news is that all the communities have had some or all of their chosen projects executed for them by Government. We are committed to completing and handing over the various on-going urban and inter-Local Government roads which are currently at various stages of completion”.