{"id":7912,"date":"2025-05-22T17:48:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T17:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/?p=7912"},"modified":"2025-05-22T17:48:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T17:48:44","slug":"tinubu-submits-revised-n1-48-trillion-rivers-budget-to-senate-for-2025-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/22\/tinubu-submits-revised-n1-48-trillion-rivers-budget-to-senate-for-2025-approval\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu Submits Revised N1.48 Trillion Rivers Budget to Senate for 2025 Approval"},"content":{"rendered":"

ABUJA \u2014<\/strong> President Bola Tinubu has submitted a revised 2025 Appropriation Bill for Rivers State to the Senate, seeking legislative endorsement for a proposed expenditure of \u20a61.48 trillion<\/strong>. This development follows the Supreme Court’s nullification of a previously approved budget passed under the administration of suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara.<\/p>\n

Senate President Godswill Akpabio disclosed the request during Thursday\u2019s plenary, citing a presidential letter in line with constitutional provisions. The move comes amid ongoing emergency rule in Rivers State, which has been under a Sole Administrator since a March 2025 Presidential Proclamation<\/strong>, later ratified by the National Assembly.<\/p>\n

The proclamation had removed Governor Fubara, his deputy, and the entire State House of Assembly over what the federal government termed a \u201cnear breakdown of governance.\u201d<\/p>\n

With no functioning state legislature, Tinubu reworked and forwarded the appropriation bill directly to the Senate. The proposed budget highlights infrastructure, health, education, and agriculture as focal areas of spending.<\/p>\n

Key Budget Highlights:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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    Infrastructure Projects:<\/strong> \u20a6324 billion earmarked for ongoing and new projects<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Healthcare:<\/strong> \u20a6166 billion allocated, including \u20a65 billion for free malaria drug distribution<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Education:<\/strong> \u20a675.6 billion targeting schools and learning resources<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Agriculture:<\/strong> \u20a631.4 billion set aside, with plans to create 6,000 jobs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The Senate has referred the budget proposal to its Ad-hoc Committee on Emergency Rule in Rivers State<\/strong> for review and legislative processing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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