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Admitting he was confused over figures in his 2025 Budget estimates, Edo Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday struggled to give details of the N605.7 billion estimates.
He became the butt of jokes on social media, and appeared to rush through the embarrassing scenario of articulating the written budget speech to lawmakers.
Presenting the “Budget of Renewed hope for a Rising Edo” to the Assembly in Benin, Okpebholo said capital expenditure would take N381 billion.
Okpebholo said that the recurrent expenditure would take N223 billion, which represents 37 percent while capital expenditure would be N381 billion, representing 63 percent.
Okpebholo noted that the 2025 budget is designed to achieve the five point agenda of his administration which are , Security, Infrastructural Development, Healthcare, Food Sufficiency and Education.
The Governor gave the sectoral breakdown of the budget as N162 Billion for road development across the state, N48 Billion for Education, N63.9 Billion for Health, N1.8 Billion for Health Insurance Scheme and N4.5 Billion for the Agricultural sub sector.
Okpebholo who explained that the proposed appropriation bill was a product of wide consultations, committed to ensure accountability and transparency in governance for responsive service delivery to the people of Edo State.
Receiving the 2025 budget proposal, the speaker of the House, Hon. Blessing Agbebaku, who had a hard time calling the lawmakers and gallery to order after the governor admitted his confusion in reeling out figures assured Okpebholo of an expeditious passage of the budget.
The speaker also gave the assurance of the assembly’s resolve to work with the governor for the good of Edo people.
