By Bashir Opaluwa Idris
The Kogi State House of Assembly has approved a supplementary budget of 58.8billion naira for the year twenty twenty-four.
In December 2023 the State House of Assembly passed into law the 2024 Appropriation Bill of 258.2 billion Naira.
In a letter to the House on Friday, Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo appealed to the lawmakers to approve the supplementary budget to attract more investments to the state.
The House in a committee of a whole considered the supplementary budget clause by clause before it was approved.
The Speaker of the House, Umar Yusuf said the approval of the supplementary budget will give the Executive the opportunity to finance the various agencies approved by the House.
In another development, Kogi State House of Assembly has extended the tenure of Transition Committee Chairmen in the twenty one Local Government Areas by another Six months.
The extension of the tenure of the Transition Committee Chairmen is sequel to a letter sent to the house by Kogi State Governor Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, seeking the extension.
Governor Ododo in the letter read by the Speaker, Aliyu Yusuf said paucity of funds, high wage bill are some of the reasons why Local Government election is yet to be conducted in the State.
After the approval, by the House, the Speaker charged the Transition Committee Chairmen to be good ambassadors of their respective Local Governments.
Recall that the Transition Committee Chairmen were appointed in January this year by former Governor Yahaya Bello.
