Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno on Monday, signed into law the N183.8 billion Appropriation Bill, tagged “Budget of Consolation, Restoration and Rebirth” passed by the state House of Assembly for 2017.
The ceremony took place at the council chambers of the Government House Maiduguri with lawmakers and members of the state executive council in attendance.
Governor Shettima expressed delight with the speedy passage of the bill ahead of a promising fiscal year.
Shettima said: “Today is a great day, five to six years ago, we have never had it so good, as the budget was passed into law within three weeks which is a result of a most cordial relationship between the three arms of government.”
Earlier the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Shehu Lawan, who presided over the signing ceremony, said that the signing of the budget was based on the powers conferred on the Governor by section 100(123) by the 1999 constitution as amended.
