Tinubu has sent the N1.48trn Rivers budget to the National Assembly for approval.
Glamtush reports that President Bola Tinubu has officially submitted the 2025 Appropriation Bill for Rivers State to the National Assembly for consideration, following the suspension of the state’s House of Assembly.
This news platform understands that in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Senator Goodwill Akpabio, the proposed budget totals ₦1.481 trillion, with major allocations aimed at revitalizing key sectors.
Infrastructure tops the list with a proposed ₦324 billion, while the health sector is allocated ₦106 billion, including ₦5 billion earmarked for free malaria drugs.
The education sector is set to receive ₦75.6 billion while ₦31.4 billion is proposed for agricultural development.
The budget, according to the proposal, focuses on strategic investment in infrastructure, healthcare, education, and agriculture, with the aim of generating approximately 6,000 new jobs.
In a formal communication to the National Assembly, President Tinubu is asking the Senate for an expeditious consideration.
The Senate has referred the bill to its Ad-hoc Committee on Emergency Rule, with instructions to review the proposal and report back to the chamber as soon as possible.
Tinubu also wrote to the House Representatives for the Rivers State budget approval, reminding the House that the Supreme Court had nullified the 2025 budget presented by suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
