Governor Sule Targets Enhanced Revenue, Efficient 2025 Budget Implementation

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Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has revealed that his primary focus for the remaining two years of his tenure is the effective implementation of the 2025 budget and boosting revenue generation to enhance his administration’s productivity.

Governor Sule disclosed this during a thank-you visit by the immediate past commissioners at the Government House yesterday.

The Governor emphasized that the remaining two years offer his administration an opportunity to demonstrate its capacity and performance. 

He reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring impactful governance and delivering on promises to the people of Nasarawa State.

“We have roughly two good years to operate. I want to make sure that these two years that we are running are some of the most productive two years that we ever had in this our administration,” he said.

He explained, that is why he gave the contractor handling the construction of the multi billion naira new state secretariat complex a dateline to complete the project, not only the first phase that has been completed but the second phase also.

Governor Sule reiterated that he had to dissolve the executive council in order to rejuvenate the council for maximum efficiency and performance, especially that Nasarawa State has the largest budget ever in the history of the state, estimated at over N384bn.

He noted that his administration will work very hard to ensure that revenue is generated in order to implement the budget.

“The budget that we have now is N384bn. I came into the state when the total budget was around N90bn. That was, on average. Now, we have a budget that is big enough to cover the entire four years. I know for Nasarawa State that it is a huge budget. We need to get up. We need to work as a people for the implementation of that budget. Budget is both ways, the right side and the left side, the input and the output.  We have to work very hard to ensure that the revenue comes in for us to expend,” he stated.

He however expressed satisfaction that the state is beginning to witness better revenue, and that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is determined to turn around the economy of the country.

“We are beginning to get commendations from outside the state. I am not worried about the one you get from within the state because they said a prophet is not honoured in his home. We have two years to be able to show our performance, to set certain records. I’m happy that all of you came. I am happy with all your kind comments. I don’t want to leave quietly. I want to leave with a bang, with a record that somebody is coming to follow up,” he said.

Earlier in an introductory remarks, leader of the delegation and immediate past Commissioner of Education, Dr. John Mamman said they were at the Government House to show appreciation to Governor Sule for giving them the opportunity to serve under his administration. 

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