System Analyst
December 31, 2024
BUDGET 2025 WILL BE RIGOROUSLY IMPLEMENTED – GOVERNOR ADELEKE.
OSOGBO – 30/12/3024 – osunstate.gov.ng
Governor Ademola Adeleke has assured Osun people that the newly signed budget 2025 will be rigorously implemented for the benefit of Osun people.
He made the pledge while signing Budget 2025 into law, emphasizing that the signing ceremony “further demonstrates our readiness to forge ahead in the new year with the growth and development of our dear State”
The state governor who said the budget, tagged “Budget of Sustainable Growth and Transformation” is the total sum of Four Hundred and Twenty Seven Billion, Seven Hundred and Forty Six Million, Nine Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand, One Hundred and Seventy Naira (₦427,746,925.170.00)”
The Governor directed Ministries, Agencies and Departments to vigorously pursue the implementation for the benefit of the citizens of the state, stating that “Our budget performance must continue to be commendable on a quarterly basis.
“I further direct the Ministry of Economic Planning, Budget and Development to as usual monitor the implementation process for delivery according to targets and expectations”, he stated.
He assured Osun people that the budget will be rigorously implemented to deliver on public expectations, adding that “The Appropriation Act will be our faithful instrument to deliver on the five point agenda for good governance.
He commended the Ministry of Economic Planning, Budget and Development for upholding professionalism all the way even as he appreciated the House Speaker and other members of the State Assembly.
“The Executive arm looks towards oversight activities by the lawmakers. I urge members of the State Executive Council to cooperate with the lawmakers in the exercise of their mandate during the 2025 budgetary year”, he noted.
Speaking earlier, the House Speaker, Right Honourable Adewale Egbedun said the signing ceremony was the final stage of rigorous processing of budgetary estimates with an eye on public benefits.
According to the House Speaker, the budget as passed by the House embodied the vision and agenda of the executive mixed with perspectives of the legislature as the elected representatives of the people.
The Commissioner for Ministry of Economic Planning, Budget and Development, Prof Moruf Adeleke gave a technical breakdown of the 2025 budget, assuring the public that all the parameters flow from the deep interest of Governor Adeleke for the people of Osun state.
Signed:
Mallam Olawale Rasheed,
Spokesperson to Osun State Governor.
