By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun
Hyacinth Alia, Governor of Benue state has signed the 2025 budget estimate of five hundred and fifty trillion, one hundred and twelve billion, nine hundred and eighty eight million, nine hundred and thirty thousand, forty five kobo (N550,112,988,930.45) into law.
The Budget Christened: Human Capital Development, Food Security, and the Digital Economy, is coming after Benue State House of Assembly had passed the 2025 appropriation bill into law, during the plenary presided by the Speaker, Hon. Hyacinth Aondona Dajoh.
Performing the signing, which coincided with the launching of the State’s much-anticipated 10-year Development Plan as well as the launch of the State Nutrition Policy, and the State Social Protection Policy, at the Benue State Government House, Makurdi,Governor Alia described the event as a pivotal with the signing into Law of the 2025 budget, the formal launch of the 10-year Development Plan, stating that these mark the beginning of a new chapter in Benue state’s story.
He appreciated the Benue State House of Assembly for passing the Appropriation bill into law, as well as the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), for facilitating some of the critical policies, stating that the collective efforts will bring about positive change and lasting prosperity in the state.
