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Kano Governor Presents 2025 Budget, as Education Takes Lion Share

BySani Magaji Garko

Nov 8, 2024

The executive governor of Kano state Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has presented the state 2025 budget proposal before Kano state house of Assembly totalling to N549,160,417,663.00.

Tagged Budget of hope, human capital and economic development to the members of the assembly, the governor assured that the state government will do all it takes for 100% successful implementation.

Like 2024 budget, education has taken the lion in the 2025 appropriation with N168,350,802,346,19, representing 31 percent of the total sum.

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This newspaper recalls that education got 29 percent of the total 2024 budget of N437.3billion, but is a little higher on the 2025 proposed budget.

Mr Yusuf disclosed that the capital component of the budget is N312, 634,912,672.18, while the recurrent expenditure is set at N236,525,504,990.82.

Manufacturing, Commerce,
Industry and Tourism got the lowest share of N3,887,338,871.45, representing 1.22 percent.

“The 2025 budget, when approved, is projected to have a ratio of capital to recurrent 57:43 percent respectively.

“Most of the capital spending will be in the Social and Economic Sectors to the tune of N461,447,963,240.86.

“Mr. Speaker, Honourable Members, the breakdown above clearly indicates that the priorities of our administration in 2025 are human capital and infrastructural development.

“However, we have pledged to increase access to quality education despite the meager resources,” he explained.

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“It is, therefore, with great pleasure and a deep sense of responsibility that I lay before this Honourable House, the 2025 Budget of Kano State, which I tagged the ‘‘Budget of Hope, Human Capital and Economic Development,’’ Yusuf concluded.

Receiving the proposal, the speaker of the assembly, Hon. Jibrin Ismail Falgore assured that the assembly will promptly review it and assured in passage for smooth and timely implementation on all the developmental projects.

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