The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has submitted a budget of #1.48 trillion for the Rivers State Government to the National Assembly for scrutiny and subsequent approval.
The explained that the budget submission became a necessity due to the Supreme Court nullification of the 2025 budget of Rivers State currently on emergency rule.
The President said that ₦324bn of the amount will be expended on infrastructure, ₦166bn on health, ₦75.6bn on education and ₦31.4bn on agriculture.
He also explained that it is projected that the budget will generate approximately six thousand (6,000) jobs and also appealed to the state to grant expeditious consideration and approval to the budget estimate for the overall good of the state and its people.