Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has signed the 2025 budget of ‘Sustaining Transformation and Inclusive Development’ into law, ten days after presenting the draft proposal to the Kaduna State House of Assembly.
The total budget is N790,439,580,083, with a focus on rural development. The capital expenditure is N551,582,867,194, while recurrent expenditure amounts to N238,856,712,888.86.
Speaking after signing the budget on Monday, the Governor commended the Kaduna State House of Assembly for the swift passage of the 2025 budget within ten days of its presentation.
He stated that the legislature had invited all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies to defend their budget proposals, and although the sessions were rigorous, the 2025 budget was passed.
He said, “Here in Kaduna State, I can say without fear of contradiction that we have the best House of Assembly in the country. If you look at the members, there are APC and PDP legislators, but they have put politics aside and are solely focused on governance. For me, this is highly commendable.”
“About ten days ago, I was at the House of Assembly chambers, where I presented our 2025 budget proposal. All the MDAs were invited, and they defended their budgets. I was following the debate, and I can say it was one of the most thorough budget defences in the history of Kaduna State. The legislators passed the appropriation bill within ten days. This is something I will continue to be proud of. Apart from the budget, the number of motions and bills they have sponsored, I can say that this is the best state assembly.”
“As a former Senator who had the highest number of bills during the last Senate, having sponsored more than 32 bills, there is no one who can give our lawmakers more credit than me.”
Speaking earlier, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Yusuf Liman, said the signing of the 2025 budget by the Governor marked an important milestone in the activities of the Assembly.
According to him, the budget proposal underwent thorough scrutiny before being passed by the legislators.
He thanked the Governor for working closely with the Assembly to bring the dividends of democracy to the people of Kaduna State.
“The determination of the Uba Sani-led administration to create an enabling environment for developmental projects across the state can never be overemphasised,” he said.
The Speaker noted that Governor Uba Sani had not only continued with some abandoned projects but had also initiated commendable new ones, adding that his commitment to rural development is noteworthy.
Giving a breakdown of the 2025 budget, the Commissioner for Planning and Budget, Alhaji Mukhtar Morovia, said that Education received the largest allocation at 26%, followed by Health with 16%, Public Infrastructure at 13%, and Agriculture with 9.5%.
He explained that these sectoral allocations reflect the administration’s focus on human capital development and agriculture.
“This is the second budget of His Excellency, and he has prioritised Agriculture. While we allocated 7% to this sector in the current year, Agriculture will receive 9.5% in 2025 due to its growing impact. His Excellency has said that 42% of our GDP is from Agriculture, and I am confident that if we maintain this momentum, it will increase by next year,” the Commissioner assured.
