Gov. Ugwuanyi presents N169.85 billion 2021 budget estimates
Chukwumerije Aja, Enugu
Enugu State government says it is to construct a flyover to tackle the ever perennial traffic jam at the popular Abakpa T-junction along Nike Lake Resort Enugu.
This was made known as the state governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi presented the 2021 Budget to the Enugu state House of Assembly on Wednesday.
The 2021 budget estimate, tagged; “Budget of National Recovery and Continued Growth” estimated at One Hundred and sixty Nine Billion, Eight Hundred and Forty Five Million, Seven Hundred and fifty eight Thousand Five hundred Naira. (169, 845, 758, 500) .
The budget is 13% higher than the 2020 revised Budget of N146,374,641,080.00
The recurrent expenditure according to the budget will take N68.771bn which represents 40.00 percent while the capital budget gets a N101.1bn which represents 60 percent Of the 2021 budget.
2021 Budget the governor said is part of their 8-point agenda stressing that the 2020 budget achieved most of its set out agenda which made Enugu state outstanding and the fastest growing in terms of the economy in the entire country despite the economic hardship occassioned by the covid19.
Landmark projects in the 2021 budget include the rehabilitation of the 9th Mile Water scheme, completion of the International Conference Center, Construction of Flyover at T-junction by Nike lake Resort centre, Nike Road, Abakpa Nike, Enugu, Completion of ESUTH Teaching Hospital, and the Construction of Station Road-Subway road, etc.
While thanking the House for their support, the governor urged them for the speedy passage of the 2021 budget.
Responding, the speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Edward Ubosi assured the Governor that the budget will be passed in record time.
The Speaker however, thanked the Governor for his continued support, assuring him that they won’t take it for granted.
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