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The Edo State House of Assembly on Wednesday passed the state 2019 Appropriation Bill of N183.7 billion presented by Governor Godwin Obaseki.
The development followed a motion by the Majority Leader, Roland Asoro and seconded by Monday Ehighalua (PDP- Esan West) at the plenary in Benin the state capital.
Governor Obaseki had on November 26 presented a budget of N175 billion to the house for consideration but the house increased the budget by N7.9 billion to accommodate more developmental programmes bringing the total amount to N183.7 billion.
A breakdown of the budget showed that capital expenditure was put at N102.9 billion, while recurrent expenditure stood at N80.8 billion.