Following the
passing of N153.2 billion budget by Lawmakers in Edo State House of Assembly, Governor
Godwin Obaseki has signed the 2017 appropriation bill, taggedbudget of consolidation and prosperity.
This came as he also signed the Pension
Bill, which will organise the implementation of the Contributory Pension
Scheme.
Signing the bill before the Speaker and
other principal officers of the Assembly in Government House, Benin City,
GovernorObasekiexpressed gratitudeto the legislators for the speed and
diligence with which they worked on both bills.
Meanwhile, the governor also assured
that based on the budget, an ad hoc committee had been set up, which had been
able to source land in excess of 2500 hectares to produce about 500
agricultural entrepreneurs in the state.
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