Legislators at the Adamawa State House of Assembly on Monday unanimously approved the sum of #10.452billion as requested by Governor Ahmadu Umatu Fintiri to regularise over expended heads by the Ministries, Departments and Agencies.
Governor Fintiri had in a letter dated 21st December, 2020, requested the Honourable House to consider and further legislate on the executive request.
He informed the legislators that most MDAs in the state have exceeded their 2020 approved revised budgetary allocations, explaining that most of them have in their allocations in the revised budget less than the expenditures they have incurred in their respective sub -heads before the revision.
It was against this backdrop that he told the lawmakers that there was the need for the state Executive Council to consider and approve 2nd review of the approved revised budget by virement which it did so at its 17th (2020) meeting held on 18th December, 2020.
The letter which was received and read at the resumed plenary session presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, was considered and approved by the Honourable Members.
The approval followed a motion to that effect by the Majority Leader and Member representing Jada Mbulo constituency, Hon. Hammantukur Yettisuri.
Thereafter, the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas who presided over the sitting, directed the Clerk to communicate the resolution of the Honourable Members to Governor Fintiri.
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