Ben Ayade of Cross River State has presented the 2019 budget estimate of N1.043 trillion tagged budget of `Qabalistic Densification’ to the Cross River House of Assembly for consideration and passage. Ayade, who presented the budget on Wednesday in Calabar, said it was meant to drive the industrialisation agenda of his administration. “The 2019 budget will witness the actualisation of products from the industries established with the 2018 budget. Ayade said that the performance of 2018 budget of N1.3 trillion was 74 per cent, adding that the 2019 budget would be driven to create more jobs for the youths and industrialisation. The Speaker, Mr John Gaul-Lebo, commended Ayade for his industrialisation agenda in the state.

Source: Punch February 06, 2019 14:03 UTC