Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang, on Tuesday, signed the state’s N314.8bn 2024 budget into law barely one month after it was passed by the state House of Assembly. Mutfwang assented to the 2024 Appropriation Bill in his office at the Rayfield Government House in Jos, the state capital. The ceremony was witnessed by top government functionaries, including the speaker, Gabriel Dewan; state Chief Judge, Justice David Mann; Chief of Staff Government House; state Head of Service; and members of the State Executive Council. Speaking during the brief event, Mutfwang said the budget would provide the framework for his administration to address the developmental needs of the state. The PUNCH reports that the state assembly had in November jacked up the 2024 budget from the initial N295.4bn to N314.8bn and speedily passed the appropriation bill barely three days after it was presented to it by the governor.

Source: Punch December 19, 2023 21:29 UTC